Archive for August, 2007
The Tasting
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for. Well maybe not you so much, but it is the day I’ve been waiting for. Today is the day I finally get to taste my first brew.
And it was great. I’m not quite down with proper beer tasting jargon just yet, but […]
Lessons I Learned
Sunday, August 12th, 2007Now that my first brewing experiment is all but completed, here are a few of the lessons that I learned.
Watch your boiling wort. - I allowed the wort to boil over in the very first stage of the process, which caused quite a mess. It could have been avoided if I had just […]
Bottled
Monday, August 6th, 2007Today was the day that I bottled my first batch of beer. All things considered it went a lot smoother than I expected, and other than underestimating the time requirements I think everything went more or less to plan.
Step one today was to sanitize the bottles and equipment. This is the most […]
Hydrometer Reading
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007The fermentation is nearly complete. There is significantly less activity in the fermentation container and noticeable layer of sediment at the bottom. According to the book its time to take a few readings with the hydrometer and if it stays unchanged for a few days it is time to bottle. I’m hoping to be able […]
