b[rew]log #6 – Finished!
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b[rew]log #5: The Sweet Taste of Victory
A few days ahead of schedule, I decided to sample my first brew. Here’s the good news: it’s beer! As I poured, I noticed it has a notable honey aroma (when I drink the last Hopslam I have, I’ll compare the strength of the aroma). It tastes like beer, except the bad news is, it […]
b[rew]log #4 – The Second Batch Begins
Since the first batch is bottled and carbonating, I figured it would be a good time to move on to my next batch. This was another recipe kit from Midwest, this time for Lemon Coriander Weiss. I got myself a new brew kettle last week so I could do a four gallon boil, as opposed […]
b[rew]log #3: It’s bottlin’ time!
This past Wednesday, while I was without my computer, I took the opportunity to bottle my beer, as it had now spent 10 days in the carboy during secondary fermentation. I’m kinda cutting things close on the fermenting times for this first beer, but I’m really anxious to see how it turns out. I took […]
b[rew]log #2: To the carboy.
So Brew #1 was sitting pretty in the primary, and had been for about a week. I wanted to prepare for my next batch, which I will detail more later on, so I decided to pick up a carboy from Cap-N-Cork and transfer the first batch into secondary. Also, I figured it couldn’t hurt to […]
b[rew]log #1: Crisis in Yeastonia
So, I started my very first homebrew last Wednesday. My inaugural ale is an Autumn Amber Ale that came with the kit I purchased through Groupon. I cracked open a Short’s Sustenance and got to steeping some grains in my the chili pot I borrowed from my dad. Added some hops and some honey (mid-boil […]