EricCSU
Well-Known Member
Hello,
I was introduced to this forum through a friend and could not be happier with the health of information here. I have been very impressed with how helpful, encouraging, and courteous members are. I have used other forums for my hobbies and profession and have been turned off by the immaturity. My compliments to the members here
I am new to homebrewing. I have two extract kits under my belt (plus EdWort's Apfelwein, but that is too simple to really count). I feel like one of the keys to improving both the beer and the process is to learn from mistakes. I am going to start taking notes on the process, but I would like some help with what to take notes on.
Here's what I have so far:
-Recipe
-OG
-FG
-Timeline (how long in primary, secondary, bottles)
-ambient temperature
-lag to start fermentation
-progress in primary (airlock activity, krausen)
-any deviations from recipe, whether planned or accidental
-pictures of course (I've taken a bunch)
-how the beer tastes (can anyone recomment links on specific criteria for tasting beer. Sounds silly, but I've been "tasting" beer for years, but I'm not sure if I could adequately describe it for future reference).
Does anyone have any other ideas?
Thanks for all of your help.
Eric
I was introduced to this forum through a friend and could not be happier with the health of information here. I have been very impressed with how helpful, encouraging, and courteous members are. I have used other forums for my hobbies and profession and have been turned off by the immaturity. My compliments to the members here
I am new to homebrewing. I have two extract kits under my belt (plus EdWort's Apfelwein, but that is too simple to really count). I feel like one of the keys to improving both the beer and the process is to learn from mistakes. I am going to start taking notes on the process, but I would like some help with what to take notes on.
Here's what I have so far:
-Recipe
-OG
-FG
-Timeline (how long in primary, secondary, bottles)
-ambient temperature
-lag to start fermentation
-progress in primary (airlock activity, krausen)
-any deviations from recipe, whether planned or accidental
-pictures of course (I've taken a bunch)
-how the beer tastes (can anyone recomment links on specific criteria for tasting beer. Sounds silly, but I've been "tasting" beer for years, but I'm not sure if I could adequately describe it for future reference).
Does anyone have any other ideas?
Thanks for all of your help.
Eric