Brewers best kit " American amber " anybody tried it ?

[ohiochris]

Mine turned out extremely bitter. I just transfered it to another container for secondary , but its really dark and super bitter. Just wondering if I may have done something wrong.

 

[CampfireBrewingCo]

I made the Brewers Best American Light... Mine turned out pretty good. Can we get more info? How long in the primary and how long bottled?

 

[mlyday]

I did the red ale and it turned out great. can you give any more info on how the brew day went, any issues, like burnt extract.

 

[ohiochris]

Brew day went smoothly 6 days ago , active bubbling started in about six hours later and lasted for near two days , everything has stopped now and I transfered it into a different bucket for secondary. I dont think I burnt or overdid anything but this being my first beer batch I dont have much to compare it to.

 

[johndeere]

That was my first brew. It turned out pretty sour and yeasty though. 1st of all, it was an old kit... not my fault it was a gift and I didn't know any better. 2nd, I fermented this at 72 degrees ambient, my bad. The beer was drinkable, but it wasn't really what I'd call good. I'm sure it's a good kit when fresh and not fermented hot though.

In your case, it may just be young and conditioning will finish it.

 

[Whut]

Assuming you checked your gravity readings (OG / FG), fermentation was finished, and then transferred, give it some time to condition and you'll find you've made yourself a really good beer. Trust me. I'm not a Master Brewer but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn last night.

 

[Austinhomebrew]

What you did wrong is taste a beer that is only 6 days old and started the avalanche of new brewer self doubt. You can't judge the beer until it is a minimum of 5 week since you pitched the yeast. 1 week primary, 1 week secondary, 3 weeks in the bottles.

Forrest

P.S. Its dark because it is cloudy and in bulk. Wait until it is in your glass a month from now.

 

[mlyday]

I tried my red ale after two weeks in primary and 2 weeks bottled, it was fairly good after the 2 weeks bottled, but much better 4-5 weeks bottled. Dont drink them all up early no matter how good you think they are.

 

[ohiochris]

I figured out what I did. I burnt the malt syrup that stuck to the bottom. Lesson well learned. I didnt think anything of the black flakes that floated up off the bottom until I read its a common newbie mistake to burn it , and then I put the pieces together. Surprisingly , even though it dont taste that good , its atleast drinkable and has a good aroma and carbonation. Once getting past the burnt flavor I can taste probably close to what its supposed to taste like normally and its good enough to give it another try.