Hi everyone -
I have recently taken up brewing for the first time since university (nearly 20 years ago). My experiments in school were never very good - I realize now that it was because possibly due to sanitation, and mostly due to pounding the 'finished' product about 2 days after it was bottled.
I have recently bottled a batch of pilsner made from a Brewhouse kit, and after about a month of bottle conditioning it turned in to a quite tasty beer. I recently bottled a batch of IPA (improvised malt extract recipe) and eagerly await the sampling in about 4 weeks. Yesterday, I hacked a Brewhouse kit using their suggestions for a Duvel clone. Everything went well, until I realized that the 1388 Belgian Ale that I ordered was really a 1338 Euro Ale. By that time, I had already smacked the pack and it was puffed up and the wort was ready. So, I decided to RDWHAHB and pitched the yeast that I had. I notice today that the airlock is bubbling away about 1 bubble per second, and I will have a strong golden ale of some description sometime around Christmas - I guess you could call it an Alt - BGSA hybrid.
I have been lurking here for a few months now, and have found out many answers to questions and have learned lots. I look forward to being part of the homebrew community.
I have recently taken up brewing for the first time since university (nearly 20 years ago). My experiments in school were never very good - I realize now that it was because possibly due to sanitation, and mostly due to pounding the 'finished' product about 2 days after it was bottled.
I have recently bottled a batch of pilsner made from a Brewhouse kit, and after about a month of bottle conditioning it turned in to a quite tasty beer. I recently bottled a batch of IPA (improvised malt extract recipe) and eagerly await the sampling in about 4 weeks. Yesterday, I hacked a Brewhouse kit using their suggestions for a Duvel clone. Everything went well, until I realized that the 1388 Belgian Ale that I ordered was really a 1338 Euro Ale. By that time, I had already smacked the pack and it was puffed up and the wort was ready. So, I decided to RDWHAHB and pitched the yeast that I had. I notice today that the airlock is bubbling away about 1 bubble per second, and I will have a strong golden ale of some description sometime around Christmas - I guess you could call it an Alt - BGSA hybrid.
I have been lurking here for a few months now, and have found out many answers to questions and have learned lots. I look forward to being part of the homebrew community.
