Well today my portland pale ale had been in the primary fermenter for 10 days, so as I have ingredients to start a new beer, and am anxious to try out my first, I decided to bottle (and sample ). It was great, got myself a healthy buzz off of warm but tastey brew fresh from the fermentor. That's what it's all about right.
The color was very nice, golden brown. The sample seemed to be quite sweet, but i'm guessing that had something to do with adding the 3/4 cup of corn sugar. I am hoping that the sweetness will mellow out in 2 or 3 weeks. Does that sound right? Sweetness wise?
I also couldnt really taste my hops too much, but I think that is just because I only added 1oz magnum for bittering at 60, and 1oz cascade with 5 min left.
Well, now just have to find the patience to let this guy sit for at least 10 days, so I will have plenty of brew while I wait for my stout to finish in a month.
Just as a question, has anyone brewed the Portland Pale Ale kit from Homebrewer Outpost? I am just wondering about how their's tasted.
Thanks, for reading
The color was very nice, golden brown. The sample seemed to be quite sweet, but i'm guessing that had something to do with adding the 3/4 cup of corn sugar. I am hoping that the sweetness will mellow out in 2 or 3 weeks. Does that sound right? Sweetness wise?
I also couldnt really taste my hops too much, but I think that is just because I only added 1oz magnum for bittering at 60, and 1oz cascade with 5 min left.
Well, now just have to find the patience to let this guy sit for at least 10 days, so I will have plenty of brew while I wait for my stout to finish in a month.
Just as a question, has anyone brewed the Portland Pale Ale kit from Homebrewer Outpost? I am just wondering about how their's tasted.
Thanks, for reading