Just Opened my first Homebrew!

[barhoc11]

Used an Extract kit to make an English Brown Ale and after 2.5 week in the fermenter and 1 week in the bottle I figured I would try one to see how its coming along. I put 1 bottle in the refrigerator today around noon and just opened it even though I know you are supposed to have it in there for 2 days. I am very impressed in how it tastes so good after only 1 week in the bottle.

There is not much carbonation but I expected that due to only being in the bottle for a week and not much time in the refrigerator. If it tastes this good now, I can only imagine how it will taste in another week or 2 weeks.

I am now hooked!

 

[powerfreak]

Awesome. Congrats on the first of many, many more!

 

[BoxofRain]

The last of that batch will taste awesome. Now get brewing again!

 

[Shizog4]

a lot of people will tell you to save a few bottles for about a month or two after and it will taste even better

 

[birvine]

Yes, try to keep at least a few for some months down the road and you'll REALLY like them.

B

 

[ksbrain]

I <3 "just opened my first homebrew" posts

 

[Drunkenfool]

Nice job!

 

[Golddiggie]

Yes, try to keep at least a few for some months down the road and you'll REALLY like them.

B

Sound advise, but not always easy to follow... I'm having to hold myself back from finishing off the last few bottles from my first two batches. For my first brew, I have one 1L bottle that I want to keep for several months, if not longer, to see what it's like after that much time. I have three 500ml bottles that I plan on opening a couple of months apart. For the second brew (an American amber ale), I have just two 500ml bottles in reserve... I'm thinking I'll chill one down for this weekend, then go a few weeks/month before the next one..

Once you get your pipeline going, it will be easier to hold bottles in reserve. That's one of the reasons that I'm thinking of using 3 gallon corny kegs instead of 5 gallon corny's in the keezer I'll be building. That way, I can bottle what won't fit into the keg, and have it set aside for enjoying later. Almost like a private stock... Of course, I might need to set up another keezer/beer locker, for that.

 

[BenjaminBier]

Nice one, dude. Enjoy!

Remember, the better they taste the quicker you drink them. Might want to hide a few from yourself so you have some left in a month or two

 

[craigmil]

Jumping on here I also just took my first draw from a recently kegged Irish Stout - it's very green (as I've learned from this forum to expect) but can't wait until Super Bowl when it'll be ready for primetime!

 

[billf2112]

I bottle a few "test" bottles each time I brew (use some stewart root beet bottles for this) I try one after each week until I know it carbed up.

Congrats on the first brew.

 

[K5MOW]

GREAT!!!!! Congrats

Roger