Poppy360 said:
I understand about the clear beers, but this was my first brew. Clarity isn't too important to me right now. I just want to be able to actually drink my beer.
And you may, but my (one of my) point(s) is you may not like it. Then you are going to ask us why? What went wrong? And we'll all tell you it was YOU went wrong.
I'm not getting on your case, I am just telling you what is going to happen.
And why isn't clarity important to you now? Anxious and impatient, I bet?
We've all been there...some prefer to stay there and don't know how to berw good beer. Tasty, yes, good? Not Necessarilty so. I know. I've sample lots of BAD HB that guys were so proud of.
Being impatient will ruin your beer. Well, maybe not ruin, but if you had done things right your brew would be a lot better than what you are going to be drinking in a week or so.
But, hey, if you taste your brew in a couple weeks and you're not satisfied that's on you.
I say these things in the interest of you not wasting your time and money making bad brews. If you learn bad habits/practices now they'll be hard to drop later. How many failed attempts at brewing are you willing to put up with?
Granted, it's your first. I understand. Just trying to help...