South Dakota Brewers

[meehan20]

If you want a case ill save you 24. Just gotta come pick em up. Let me know quick cuz he'll be here to pick em up any minute.

Oh thats no problem!
I am enjoying drinking my way to empty bottles

 

[aschupner]

Sorry Meehan, I beat ya to it. Thank you Adam for all the bottles. I assure you they will all be put to good use. Also, thanks for the sample of your brew, drank it as soon as I got home. It was great, definitely see a Nut Brown in my brewing future.

 

[Newbrew12]

No problem. Rather see them go to a homebrewer than the landfill. Glad you liked it. Still a little young but really one of my favorites. I love brown ales. That one came out a little toastier than I anticipated but I really like it still.

 

[meehan20]

Day 7 bottling.


Not going to lie, doesn't taste the greatest. I hope conditioning will bring out the flavor. Will know in a couple weeks!

 

[Newbrew12]

Was it done fermenting? What do you mean by doesnt taste great? Anything in particular or just not great? Very few styles are great young and I know I haven't had anything I'd deam good after 7 days. What style was it again?

 

[aschupner]

Day 7 bottling.


Not going to lie, doesn't taste the greatest. I hope conditioning will bring out the flavor. Will know in a couple weeks!

You bottled after only 7 days??

 

[meehan20]

Was it done fermenting? What do you mean by doesnt taste great? Anything in particular or just not great? Very few styles are great young and I know I haven't had anything I'd deam good after 7 days. What style was it again?

Coopers Draught. I forgot the reading but across days 5-7 it measured the same. Which told me it was done fermenting. I racked into the bottling bucket and bottled with coopers carb drops.

Now it's sitting in the bottles at 70 degrees for a couple weeks and ill try it again.

As far as the taste, it wasn't bad. Just flat and blah. I am guessing a typical light beer that has t aged or carbed yet.

 

[Newbrew12]

Ah ok. Well I suppose if the readings were where they were supposed to be and stayed the same you won't make bottle bombs at least haha. That yeast continues to eat other "things" in the beer other than sugar as time goes on. These "things" are what attribute to some off favors and the "green" flavor of young beers. Also, the lighter the beer the easier it is to perceive any off flavors. Basically where I'm going is it will probably come out carbed in a few days but that bleh taste may stick around. Most beer, assuming its not contaminated will clean up and be much better with age. That's why they say the best homebrew is always the last homebrew!

 

[Newbrew12]

Any updates

 

[meehan20]

I tried it a week ago and the Initial taste was good, but a strong almost sour like aftertaste. What I suppose you would call a green beer it has say for another week now and I put another in the fridge last night and will try again.

Ill report as soon as I find out

 

[meehan20]

This is a beer that was brewed saint Patrick's Day and bottled a week after when the numbers flatlined. The mistakes I made was pitching the yeast a little warm and now realizing bottling to early. I bottled about half that day (ran out if bottles).

I tried one a week ago and the Initial taste was ehh but sour at the end. Today I tried one I let sit in the fridge for two days chilling and the initial taste is very good but a little bitter at the end. Far better than before. It's one I could sit back and drink.

Along with today I gathered enough bottles to bottle the rest. Three weeks after brewing it. I know that these will be bar far the best in a few weeks.

Now back to the beer today, the initial poor was good. Nice head but way carbonated. 5minutes later and still some bubbles rising.

Coopers Draught tastes like a coors or miller lite. The best batch I will do I want something along the lines of a boulevard wheat,blue moon,shock top.

 

[Newbrew12]

Sounds like its turning out well good color to it! Enjoy!

 

[meehan20]

Sounds like its turning out well good color to it! Enjoy!

I certainly will. I hope the bitterness goes away with some more time.

After a trip to the ERa couple weeks ago I found out I have high blood sugar. So now I am looking for maybe 1 or 2 gallon kits instead of the big 5. Certainly don't need all the beer in the house. Any suggestions on smaller batches?

 

[Newbrew12]

Idk on kits for that size. I would just look up in the recipe database and scale em back to 2/5 or 3/5 depending on what you're looking for. Also use a smaller fermenter to minimize head space. Can't you brew 5g batches and store some? I like to take 12-20 bottles and store em to see how well they age over time.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

are any of you west river rabbit chokers still active?

 

[meehan20]

i think I may just stick with 5 gallon kits and give away the extra's to family and friends. Doctor doesn't know about my new beer making hobby yet.

Good thing I am only pre diabetic and with exercise and a healthy diet I should be able to keep my new hobby going!

So, I am flying out to California this week and plan on trying as much different beers as possible to get an idea of what I want for my next batch. I been doing some readings here with Coopers Wheat. So far everything comes back as being a good tasting beer. I think thats the route I want to go next than maybe add a small hint of orange taste with it as well.

 

[Newbrew12]

Maybe look at SMaSH beers? That's what I'm doing now to really learn each malt and hop and how they play out in a finished product. Also, sounds like you might like the Belgian Witbier kit from Brewer's Best

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Maybe look at SMaSH beers? That's what I'm doing now to really learn each malt and hop and how they play out in a finished product. Also, sounds like you might like the Belgian Witbier kit from Brewer's Best

it's been many years since I've brewed a BB kit, but I've had much better luck with kits from Northern Brewer & More Beer. fresher ingredients makes for a better beer.

if any of you east or west river folk plan on coming through SW MN, let me know. I'd like to trade some home brews face to face. and bring some Crow Peak 11th Hour!

 

[meehan20]

Brewers Best American Pale Wheat brewed yesterday. This is my second batch. Big difference from the basic coopers can and dextrose I did the first time. It was Intimidating at first with the grains and everything but came together super easy. Wanted to make sure this beer was much better than just drinkable like my first.


Final product before the yeast.

 

[Newbrew12]

Any thoughts?

 

[meehan20]

Any thoughts?

I tried a sip of it last weekend. It was very decent. Didn't have the bad aftertaste like my previous batch. It was smooth, I think chilled it will be a good beer!

 

[Newbrew12]

Hasn't finished clearing up but sure is tasty.

 

[drawdy10]

Hey guys, SDSU Home brewing club on facebook if you are interested in the Brookings club! This is a bottle and pour from our latest hop experiment.

 

[woodbutcherer]

Hey guys. Newb from Mitchell here. I bought a mr beer kit at the mall of America this summer and the first one (american light) turned out pretty good. I have had a nut brown ale in the fermenter for 15 days now. I haven't bought a hydrometer yet for testing, but it is on the list. I just found this forum last night and figured out that there are brew shops in Sioux Falls so this is going to get much better for me and easier. Hopefully I can come over tomorrow afternoon to get some bottles and a capper kit for the nut brown. Look forward to learning and meeting people.

 

[wstev]

anyone on here from Huron?

 

[woodbutcherer]

Looks like I'm as close as it gets Wstev.

 

[wstev]

woodbutcherer what types of brewing are you into?

 

[woodbutcherer]

woodbutcherer what types of brewing are you into?

All I've done so far, are a few mr. Beer kits. I bought a brewers best kit with specialty grains a month ago and have been stalling since to get better equipment. If that one goes well, I'm going to try all grain right away. I'm really into stouts right now.
What type do you brew?

 

[wstev]

ive brewed all my batches from kits, but they all had specialty grains except for one. Right now im shut down building a partially automated(temp control only) all grain system. Im designing the 3 tier mashing/brewing electric over propane table/station right now.

 

[woodbutcherer]

Sounds like a nice set up.