First 5 gallon batch, tastes amazing

[CidCitrus]

I just tried my first non-Mr. Beer brew and it certainly exceeded my expectactions. It was the Rye Pale Ale from Brewers Best. I've been lurking on this site for a few months now and I must say all of the info on here has been really helpful. Special thanks to Revvy's bottling tips thread, saved me a lot of time and frustration for very little cost. Have a Brewers Best IPA fermenting now, excited to see how this one comes out. Thanks for all the info,

-Curt

 

[frazier]

Congrats! I love a good rye-PA.

 

[CidCitrus]

Thanks

 

[BrewForMe]

Grats on your great brew, they only get better with time.

 

[tuskenraider]

Have a Brewers Best IPA fermenting now, excited to see how this one comes out.

-Curt

Dry hop that........I used 1.5 oz. cascade for 5 days, I think you'll be glad you did.

 

[CidCitrus]

I've been thinking about it, thanks for the tip

 

[petey_c]

Congrats on your brew! Don't stop brewing!

 

[CidCitrus]

I definitely won't, i've been wanting to brew for years but never had a place to do it and now i'm obsessed. SWMBO's already tired of hearing about it

 

[twelvelookslikex]

How did you not go crazy waiting for your first batch of beer? I'm having trouble keeping my mind of that damn bucket. I find myself peeking at it like 3 times every hour I am home.

 

[CidCitrus]

I already did a few Mr. Beer batches and an Apfelwein so i got most of my impatience out already. Also I do it at my friend's house so I can't check it on it anytime I want. We split costs for ingredients and split the beer.... which is a good and a bad thing haha

 

[Tbnguy]

I just made my first batch 3 weeks ago and it is also a Brewers Best IPA kit. I let it sit in primary for 3 weeks and just bottled it today. Got a little taste of it and it was more bitter than I thought, even for an IPA. But we'll see if it mellows out a little after bottle conditioning. I'm very excited to give it a try in 2-3 weeks!

 

[beergolf]

How did you not go crazy waiting for your first batch of beer? I'm having trouble keeping my mind of that damn bucket. I find myself peeking at it like 3 times every hour I am home.

Brew more. I wore out the basement steps on my first brew. Now I pretty much don't even think about it until 3 weeks. Some brews go even longer.

Brew more. I brewed 4 batches before I even tasted my first. NowI have a lot of beer around so I can just let it age and pick what I want to drink.


They all taste better with age.

The hardest part of brewing is learning the art of patience

 

[CidCitrus]

Congrats Tbnguy and beergolf i brew in gloucester city and i go to byob and keg and barrel for supplies, do you ever frequent either place?

 

[tuskenraider]

I just made my first batch 3 weeks ago and it is also a Brewers Best IPA kit. I let it sit in primary for 3 weeks and just bottled it today. Got a little taste of it and it was more bitter than I thought, even for an IPA. But we'll see if it mellows out a little after bottle conditioning. I'm very excited to give it a try in 2-3 weeks!

When I brewed that kit, my brother and I both thought the beer was pretty bad at 2-3 weeks in the bottle. I figured it to be "brat beer", but come week 5 or 6, it turned out very nice. At this point, I won't touch a beer until 4 weeks or longer in the bottle.