The sirens song

[Brewno]

I bottled my first brew last Saturday. I ended up with 49 bottles (after the brew I tasted and the brew all over my kitchen floor). 49 bottles means one had no home in the two cases. It's been six days now and I could swear I can hear that lone bottle calling me from the closet in the basement! Every now and again I take it out, hold it, study it, look at the sediment starting to form on the bottom and wonder what it will taste like. Actually I often wonder what it would taste like if I opened it right now!!
I'll be going away for a few days tomorrow and won't be back till Tuesday which will make 10 days since bottling. I better plug my ears until I leave.

Tommy

 

[Walker]

I say "Drink the F*cker!"

Just like Poe's Telltale Heart, it will drive you mad.

-walker

 

[homebrewer_99]

Me too - GO FOR IT!!

 

[the_bird]

It's science, dude. You need to experiment so you know what to expect with a young, undercarbed beer. Toss it in the fridge tonight, give it a shot tomorrow. It'll still be good, but trust me - it will get MUCH better over the next two weeks.

 

[gruntingfrog]

As my friend said who got me into this...

Every new brewer has to taste his beer too early just to realize why everybody says it's worth the wait.

I did...

I'm sure if we bothered to take the poll, 98% of people here did.

TASTE IT. It will probably taste fine, and two weeks from now you'll taste the batch again and say, "Wow. It's so much better." Then a week later, you'll say, "Damn!"

 

[Brewno]

Well I'll be leaving this morning for a few days vacation. I guess I'll pack the bottle and take it along. I should be arriving close to lunch time so I'll toss it in the fridge for a few and then pop that sucker.

You guys are great.....just what I like, everyone on one shoulder yelling in my ear to drink it. No angels on the other shoulder saying to leave it alone.


Tommy

 

[david_42]

The bird is right, you need a benchmark. Quality Assurance never rests.

Beers are like dogs, they get lonely and go bad.

 

[Cheesefood]

I gave my 80/- a 6-day taste test last night and it was horrible. Flat, and with odd tastes. In two weeks it will be fine.

That's the fun of tasting them early.

 

[homebrewer_99]

...You guys are great.....just what I like, everyone on one shoulder yelling in my ear to drink it. No angels on the other shoulder saying to leave it alone.

Damn! I thought we were the angels...another theory shot all to hell...

Enjoy!

 

[Brewno]

Well I popped that bottle this past Saturday just 7 days after bottling and it sucked!! It had a slight sound when opening the bottle and I pretty much had to force the tiny lacing of head that I got by pouring aggressively. It sure didn't taste like the beer I tasted on bottling day. On bottling dai it tasted like flat beer. This tasted like a morph of some kind. Some sort of water trying to be beer or fizzy water or some weird half beer crap. Some other odd tastes there also.
Today is day 10 and I'm chilling a few for another taste.

One a day now (well, unless it's good)


Tommy

 

[Fatabbot]

One a day now (well, unless it's good)

Wow, you're wasting a lot of beer

One day isn't gonna make that much difference. Why not try them in one week intervals? You'll be kicking yourself later for not waiting long enough....

 

[Brewno]

Ok I had my "day ten" beer. I looked at the bottles in the fridge and noticed I didn't see any noticeable sediment. I figured the worst and opened the bottle. I was surprised to hear a nice break of air. I remembered day sevens "no head' beer so I poured this straight down the middle expecting the same. That was a mistake, the head was so big it filled half the glass! The color was pretty clear and a nice amber color unlike the cloudy crap three days ago.
The smell was the selling point, very nice.
Taste? Well, it's bee that's for sure now, and it tastes good. A little thin but good. I would prefer more body and mouthfeel but it's very drinkable. I let my son taste it and knowing he likes "easy drinking beers" figured he'd like it and he did. He says it's his kind of beer and would order it if out at a bar.

Not bad, let's see how it tastes next week.

Tommy