I couldn't wait!!!

[the75]

It's not necessarily my fault, so much as it is my wife's for turning on "Dancing With The Stars"... My very first batch has only been bottled for 6 days & I just tossed one on the fridge...I'm going to crack one early... Wish me luck!
The picture below is from brewday.

 

[the75]

I'm sorry for replying to my own thread, even before anyone has viewed it, but IT'S SO GOOD! I actually have a bit of carbonation in the beer. Not enough yet to form a complete head, but bubbles nonetheless. The aroma of this beer is ridiculous! I love hops & this thing is holding a midget wrestling match on my tongue after every sip. This beer brewing thing could catch on...OMG! I brewed my first beer & it's actually really enjoyable to me!

 

[brewski08]

Congrats dude!

You should call your beer "Dancing with the Stars" and make it a tradition to drink a bottle every time that show comes on.

 

[the75]

Congrats dude!

You should call your beer "Dancing with the Stars" and make it a tradition to drink a bottle every time that show comes on.

Pure genius! Great idea.

 

[alimacoz]

Congrats on the brew, i bottles my first ever batch of beer 2 days ago and the suspense is killing me already

I might have to crack one at the weekend just to note the taste and have something to reference when it ages a bit.

 

[smalltownbrewer]

Doesn't hurt to try, I usually try a bottle each week to see how it's aging and what week it peaked

 

[KuntzBrewing]

The suspense used to kill me, but now I wait 3 weeks to carbonate and then sample it to see when it taste best. Usually the last bottle is the best one!

 

[BrewinHooligan]

Congrats and definitely start a new batch becuase this one will be gone before you know it!

 

[the75]

Congrats and definitely start a new batch becuase this one will be gone before you know it!

For sure! My yeast starter is in the garage stirring away & my brewday is set for Wednesday. I'm shooting for once a month, then once every three weeks if I can make the time.

 

[SmoothSmoke]

Looks great, so what kind is it?

 

[the75]

It's an Imperial IPA. 17 ounces of hops total. Extract batch with some specialty grains. I was worried because I fermented for the first 24 hours at 78-80 degrees by mistake. I got away with one.

 

[iskuse]

where did you get those sweet glasses? what are they like 5oz snifters?

 

[the75]

where did you get those sweet glasses? what are they like 5oz snifters?

Close! 7 oz! I actually grabbed six of them from Ross Dress for Less of all places. I think they were 4.99 total. They are marked as "Dessert/Cordial" glasses, but I prefer "Craft Brew Snifters"...

 

[drives_a_bike]

that looks awesome! I couldn't wait either...I tossed one of mine in the fridge earlier and just cracked it. Cascadian dark ale, bottled on friday. I used too much priming sugar so it's carbing up already, it's awfully hoppy and I usually like that, but this is a bit much. I got my fix though...now I'll just let it sit and hope that hoppiness mellows a bit. I'll try another one in 2 weeks or so