So I have just started to enjoy my very first batch of home brew. An American Amber Ale. It has been bottle carbing in the basement for just over 3 weeks. I tried a mesh hop ball purchased from Midwest supply during cooking my wort. After removing the hop ball it appeared that the outside of the ball had almost a caramelization around it and the pellets had formed a solid mass inside. Wasn't very confidant that the hops were incorporated into my beer. I pitched my aromatic hops directly in the wort the last 5 mins of boil though. I think this was a very positive learning experience for myself. I love this beer! It has a maltier/sweeter? Taste to it. It is very refreshing and easy drinking! Seeing that nice head form in my frosted glass was very rewarding.
