This is my first post but I've been reading a lot here. This community is excellent.
I just tasted my first all grain and I have to say I jumped the gun. Tastes like watery lemons. I know its very green though. Almost everything in my process was unconventional. I had to "crush" my grain by pulsing a coffee grinder. Because of that, my one gallon pale ale is super pale. Despite doing a 60 minute mash at about 155 degrees, I think the grain was just so poorly ground that sugars just didn't come out. I also didn't follow a hop schedule because I didn't pay attention to my timer. Well, learning experience! This was a smash beer with just 2 row pale and simcoe. Next beer ill try a partial mash with a bag instead and use more colorful malts. Anyways, I hope after some bottle conditioning that this super watery beer will taste better.
I know the real question is "why didn't you take hydrometer readings?" But I was being a newb and I didn't buy one at the LHBS. Boy, ill never do that again either.
Still excited to do my next round. Bottling this stuff tomorrow and brewing next week. Going to go for a raging ***** sort of ale.
I just tasted my first all grain and I have to say I jumped the gun. Tastes like watery lemons. I know its very green though. Almost everything in my process was unconventional. I had to "crush" my grain by pulsing a coffee grinder. Because of that, my one gallon pale ale is super pale. Despite doing a 60 minute mash at about 155 degrees, I think the grain was just so poorly ground that sugars just didn't come out. I also didn't follow a hop schedule because I didn't pay attention to my timer. Well, learning experience! This was a smash beer with just 2 row pale and simcoe. Next beer ill try a partial mash with a bag instead and use more colorful malts. Anyways, I hope after some bottle conditioning that this super watery beer will taste better.
I know the real question is "why didn't you take hydrometer readings?" But I was being a newb and I didn't buy one at the LHBS. Boy, ill never do that again either.
Still excited to do my next round. Bottling this stuff tomorrow and brewing next week. Going to go for a raging ***** sort of ale.