First Batch in the Bottles... Woohoo!

BlondIrishGuy · Jan 24, 2011

I just wanted to give some props to Mrs. BlondIrishGuy for helping bottle the first batch of BlondIrishGuy's Brown Ale. She is the most wonderful wife in the world. She was bottling while I was putting on the caps.

There was a little left after bottling the two cases, and I tried some. It smelled great and tasted much better green than I ever thought it would. I am pretty stoked to try my first batch after a few weeks of bottle conditioning. I let it sit in the primary for 22 days.

After the bottling we brewed up another batch. This time we are making a Blonde Ale... Go figure.

Next up is going to be a hard cider. Mrs. BlondIrishGuy is not a beer drinker, but she tried some Strongbow hard cider the other day and really liked it, so I want to brew her something. We will probably be doing some wines soon too.

This is a great hobby. The waiting makes me feel like a kid about 3 weeks from Christmas all the time.

Cybershadow · Jan 24, 2011

wow she is hot..........the fridge that is. lol

undrtker66 · Jan 24, 2011

Cybershadow said:
wow she is hot..........the fridge that is. lol

wow ...your right ... that is a hot looking fridge.....lol

:mug:

congrats on the first brew......

BlondIrishGuy · Jan 24, 2011

Cybershadow said:
wow she is hot..........the fridge that is. lol

That one is just for food... you should see the double wide downstairs for beer! :tank:

Thanks for the kind comments... I think.

undrtker66 · Jan 24, 2011

BlondIrishGuy said:
That one is just for food... you should see the double wide downstairs for beer!

Thanks for the kind comments... I think.

just take it all in stride and laugh about it.....it's all in fun....

Rev2010 · Jan 24, 2011

My wife helps out too each time, sure does make things go a bit easier

About feeling like a kid awaiting Christmas, I totally hear ya there, I have that feeling too. Albeit it's waaay different since when I was a kid I wasn't beset with wondering if things will come out good or if I should've done something just a bit differently. And of course all the while knowing if it doesn't come out just right it will be at least another month or so to check any new revisions LOL.

Rev.