First ever home brew

[Miraculix]

Bottled 5 gallons today. Took my hydrometer readings the last 2 days and they remained unchanged. Gave a little taste and so far it’s much better than I thought it would be. 2 more weeks until the real test.

What was your final gravity?

Btw. The yeast you used is a Belgian diastetic yeast strain which has nothing to do with a Bavarian Hefeweizen, it amazes me every time I see a big company like Northern brewer mislabeling their products for whatever reasons.... Probably to boost sales.

Your beer will probably be nice but will be more like a Belgian Wit beer. Not a bad thing, just unfair from a customer perspective who actually expects to get a Bavarian wheat beer kit if the label says so.

 

[KevBrewski]

Welcome to homebrewing! I started a year ago. If you are anything like me you will constantly be planning your next brew day. I bought a couple extra fermenting buckets and usually have a beer in the fermentor and a beers conditioning in bottles at all times. Made about 10 beers my first year. Enjoy!

 

[Moose_MI]

@Smillz1521 High Five dude...you’re rocking this!

 

[Smillz1521]

What was your final gravity?

Btw. The yeast you used is a Belgian diastetic yeast strain which has nothing to do with a Bavarian Hefeweizen, it amazes me every time I see a big company like Northern brewer mislabeling their products for whatever reasons.... Probably to boost sales.

Your beer will probably be nice but will be more like a Belgian Wit beer. Not a bad thing, just unfair from a customer perspective who actually expects to get a Bavarian wheat beer kit if the label says so.

Final FG was 1.011 which is right where I expected it to be. Since this was an intro kit I'm kinda stuck with what they provide. After fermentation I stopped by a brew shop around me for the first time and talked to the guys there for about a half hour. They have extract kits there and will be able to recommend what goes best with what (including starting their own yeast cultures).

The little taste I had yesterday actually tasted pretty damn close to what a wheat beer should taste like...almost like drinking fresh bread.

 

[Miraculix]

Final FG was 1.011 which is right where I expected it to be. Since this was an intro kit I'm kinda stuck with what they provide. After fermentation I stopped by a brew shop around me for the first time and talked to the guys there for about a half hour. They have extract kits there and will be able to recommend what goes best with what (including starting their own yeast cultures).

The little taste I had yesterday actually tasted pretty damn close to what a wheat beer should taste like...almost like drinking fresh bread.

1.011 might still get lower in the bottle slooooooowly, so don't be surprised when you'll get gushers in a few weeks. It won't happen over night, so just make sure to have one once in a while to check if the carbonation level increases with time.

 

[dwhite60]

Congratulations! You made beer and you like it, that's all that's important.

You have a lot to learn. You will make good beer, great beer, and some, well, not so good but, you'll get to making at least good beer consistently. We have all been there.

Have fun. Experiment. Make what you enjoy.

All the Best,
D. White

 

[Smillz1521]

A little late on the update but this beer turned out really good and I’m very happy with my first brew. The batch made 2 24 bottle cases and the first case was bottle conditioned 2 weeks. The 2nd one will be 3 weeks just to see if there’s a difference.

 

[davidabcd]

Looking good.