theonetrueruss
Senior Member
So I brewed my first AG a few weeks ago. It was only a 1.044 OG pale amber ale with plenty of hops. Sat in the primary for the first week where it went down to 1.01. Moved it to secondary to dry hop. I had some drama that night and lost a gallon or so of it and opened myself up to some possible infections...
I pushed forward since the only way is forward... a week later I bottled it. (I want to be able to drink next weekend and that left a couple weeks for conditioning.)
It was pretty harsh at that point... a bit more hops floating in the beer than I would have liked at that point. It's my first time dry hopping with pellets... probably stick to using whole leaf for dry hopping in the future.. but I digress...
So I bottled and let it sit for a week. Last night I put one in the firdge to chill just to try today to see if things were progressing. I was expecting things to taste a little green but be mostly carbonated..
To my surprise things had cleared up VERY nicely by this afternoon when I opened the bottle. About as clear as I could ask for without finnings. Had to be careful because the sediment wasn't very compacted but it pored clean, was carbonated and though tasted just a little green.. it was VERY drinkable and should be absolutely great in another week when it's getting served at my post thanksgiving feast.
Yeah! So my 1st AG is a success and I have my next one sitting in my closet waiting to be bottled. It's been there for a couple of weeks. It'll have to wait at least a couple more before I can bottle it. Looking forward to it. I think I'll go check it's gravity today. I haven't checked it's SG since putting it in fermenter 2 weeks ago. Started at 1.09.. I wonder where it is now?
I pushed forward since the only way is forward... a week later I bottled it. (I want to be able to drink next weekend and that left a couple weeks for conditioning.)
It was pretty harsh at that point... a bit more hops floating in the beer than I would have liked at that point. It's my first time dry hopping with pellets... probably stick to using whole leaf for dry hopping in the future.. but I digress...
So I bottled and let it sit for a week. Last night I put one in the firdge to chill just to try today to see if things were progressing. I was expecting things to taste a little green but be mostly carbonated..
To my surprise things had cleared up VERY nicely by this afternoon when I opened the bottle. About as clear as I could ask for without finnings. Had to be careful because the sediment wasn't very compacted but it pored clean, was carbonated and though tasted just a little green.. it was VERY drinkable and should be absolutely great in another week when it's getting served at my post thanksgiving feast.
Yeah! So my 1st AG is a success and I have my next one sitting in my closet waiting to be bottled. It's been there for a couple of weeks. It'll have to wait at least a couple more before I can bottle it. Looking forward to it. I think I'll go check it's gravity today. I haven't checked it's SG since putting it in fermenter 2 weeks ago. Started at 1.09.. I wonder where it is now?
