Ok, I was bad, I cracked one 1.5 weeks early

[LoreleiHI]

Here's my tasty sweet stout. This is about 5 minutes after I poured (yay phone calls at the worst minute, eh?), and as you can see, there's still head.

It's still green, and the carb is a bit sharp, but overall it's good, and I know it will improve!

I'm brewing a golden this weekend, with plans for an Ocktoberfest and a Spiced Ale (and maybe something else simple thrown in there, too). I'm loving this hobby!

 

[jonnyp1980]

Looking good. When it's finished send some my way

 

[blakelyc]

Love it! I am a habitual early drinker. I saw a note on here the other day, someone went on about how you can't learn anything by drinking early and I could not disagree more. I am a serious foodie and I taste everything at every stage.... I take the same approach with beer. I taste malt, hops, beer at every stage. I love seeing how it evolves and I think it teaches you and informs your brewing. Drink early, drink often, brew more!

 

[dcott]

I always try one after one week of bottling, one after two weeks, and one after three weeks. Helps me monitor the progress.

 

[dcott]

Also: welcome to the obsess.. er... hobby, LoreleiHI

 

[Dawnhulio]

Nothing wrong with popping them early... you can try them out and make notes about the changes along the way. What a terrible, terrible hobby...having to QC your beer...

 

[LoreleiHI]

Thanks!

It's funny, but my spouse keeps pushing me to get another fermentor so that I can make more--and she doesn't drink! But then, she also pushes me to buy more fiber than I could ever use, and even picked me up a copy of Skyrim with her bonus. <3 Which reminds me, I really need to pick up more RAM... >.>

Why yes, I'm a geek. On many, many fronts. How did I get into homebrew? The SCA! Heheh.

 

[wilsojos]

I definitely agree with drinking one a week to monitor the progress and learn. Heck, I even drink my hydrometer samples. I despise wasting any of it.