You have done and plan to do all the right things :thumb:I tried a bit of it and the best I can describe it as so far is a bit weak, watery and very old school 'homebrew' taste! Is that normal? Nothing nasty with no off smells or tastes just.......homebrew! Will it all come good in the bottles? I'm planning on the bottles being kept at 20 degrees for a week or so then in the garage for at least two before trying it. Any comments or tips would be greatly appreciated, ta.
You have done and plan to do all the right things :thumb:
Home brewed 'green' beer never tastes very good imo. Time will tell whether the twang will go. Some beers are usually ready to drink and don't improve much after 2/3 weeks on from bottling but darker beers usually do improve with time and then plateau out. So you should notice a difference three weeks on, and again six to eight weeks on. You could try to keep one or two back to try at the four month stage.
The forum doesn't appear to have a review of your Shire Mild kit so why not do one when you get to drinking it later on and tell us what you think of it.
http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=61597
Thanks chaps, I'm quite happy to wait. Hopefully as I progress then all grain brewing will follow. I'll let you know how it goes.
When you're ready for AG send me a PM and if we are in the UK we can meet up and have a pint in The Gas Lounge in Louth down by the riverside.
It's the home of Fulstows Brewery. They sell their AG kits through Grimsby Homebrew ...
http://www.homebrewcentregy.com/beer-kits/micro-brewery-full-mash
...so you can sample "the real thing", make sure that you like it and then see if you can match it at home.
Fascinating way to get into AG. :lol: :lol:
Enjoy Christmas! :thumb: :thumb:
Enter your email address to join: