Bottled first batch minutes ago!!!

cyfan964 · Mar 11, 2007

Me and my roommate just bottled our first batch of beer about 10 mins ago and we are pretty pumped. Everything went so perfect through every stage that we are now worried something is gonna happen now....perhaps bottle bombs!!!! No just kidding we need to "Relax, don't worry, and have a homebrew" in about 2 weeks. It is just a real simple amber ale. We figured we would start off easy. Our final gravity was a little higher than the recipe called for and we bottled after about 11 days in secondary fermenation at a gravity of 1.018. I was worried about that, but I had several people tell me that it would be ok at that.

I have also been told it is fun to try the beer about every three or four days just to taste how it improves over time. Would you all recommend that for some first timers.

PS we are both officially hooked and are now looking to brew a Newcastle clone. Any places to find a good free recipe for 5 gallons????

Thanks for all the hlep along the way everyone.

rod · Mar 11, 2007

congrats on your first batch
there will be many more to come - trust me
i haven't tried this one but it is what you asked for
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=21683&highlight=newcastle
8th post down for the recipe

genexxa · Mar 11, 2007

cyfan964 said:
Me and my roommate just bottled our first batch of beer about 10 mins ago and we are pretty pumped. Everything went so perfect through every stage that we are now worried something is gonna happen now....perhaps bottle bombs!!!! No just kidding we need to "Relax, don't worry, and have a homebrew" in about 2 weeks. It is just a real simple amber ale. We figured we would start off easy. Our final gravity was a little higher than the recipe called for and we bottled after about 11 days in secondary fermenation at a gravity of 1.018. I was worried about that, but I had several people tell me that it would be ok at that.

I have also been told it is fun to try the beer about every three or four days just to taste how it improves over time. Would you all recommend that for some first timers.

PS we are both officially hooked and are now looking to brew a Newcastle clone. Any places to find a good free recipe for 5 gallons????

Thanks for all the hlep along the way everyone.

Funny... I did the exact same thing today... my first batch also... can't wait!!

cyfan964 · Mar 11, 2007

rod said:
congrats on your first batch
there will be many more to come - trust me
i haven't tried this one but it is what you asked for
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=21683&highlight=newcastle
8th post down for the recipe

Thanks a bunch.

BierMuncher · Mar 11, 2007

Plan on three weeks. Don't taste until two and almost assuredly, the beer will still be flat. It's that third week when the magic happens.

Store the bottles at around 70-72 (or a little higher is okay).

My first batch I bottled I had at 65 degrees for 2 1/2 weeks and nuthin. No fizz...not even a hint of fizz.

I thought I'd killed the yeast or something. Then I heard on some real cool forum (not sure where

) to "warm those bottles up". I moved them upstairs where it's 72, I gave the cases a rock back and forth to agitate the yeast real good every couple days and on day 21...perfect.

Be patient. Get to planning your next recipe.

Congrats on your first batch...