First brew

[muse]

I just bottled my first brew last night. Should there be any activity in the bottles?

 

[Passload]

None that is noticeable. The activity that is going on in there is carbonation. You will not see any bubbles or anything moving around in it. You will see bubbles in a few weeks when you pour your Home Brew into that special glass.

 

[Radarbrew]

Put it this way...do you see anything happening in an unopened bottle at your local store? No, all should be quiet now, and happily waiting the opening day.

 

[muse]

Thanks guys. I have one more question. I did not fill my bottles all the way up. Is this going to cause any problems?

 

[Celtic Ceilidh]

You need to leave about an inch of air space to leave room for carbonation.

 

[Hunter]

Glad this forum is here! I'm going to start my first batch this weekend (hopefully). Do any of you have pointers so I don't "F"-up my first batch?

Hunter

 

[Blender]

Glad this forum is here! I'm going to start my first batch this weekend (hopefully). Do any of you have pointers so I don't "F"-up my first batch?

Hunter

Post your process and ingredients and you will get some feedback.

 

[Cheesefood]

Do any of you have pointers so I don't "F"-up my first batch?

Hunter

Put your airlock in before you put the top on your carboy. No, wait. Strike that, reverse it. Make the same mistake that we all made. You're most likely going to F-up your first batch because you'll be too intrigued by the process and unable to leave it the F alone. Treat it like your children: put it in a dark room and ignore it for a couple of weeks.

 

[Brewno]

Put your airlock in before you put the top on your carboy. No, wait. Strike that, reverse it. Make the same mistake that we all made.

Yea it only took one (my first) batch to get Christened...or should I say Grommetized


Tommy

 

[artfldodger]

pick a simple recipie so you can focus more on the process of it, and as hard as it it... try to ignore it. Too much worrying can cause more harm then good.

Treat it like your children: put it in a dark room and ignore it for a couple of weeks.

lmao

 

[Wolf]

pick a simple recipie so you can focus more on the process of it, and as hard as it it... try to ignore it. Too much worrying can cause more harm then good.

And as obvious as this may sound, pick a recipe for a style of beer you like and drink often. If you're not familiar with the style, it's hard to tell if it turned out right or not!