Evening all!
I've been lurking on the forum for a while now and decided it was high time to get on board. I last tried brewing at home over 20 years ago. It was a dismal failure. If I knew half of what I know now back then, thanks to this forum, it might have been a different story. Anyhow, I got a starter kit from Bigger Buckets back in May, St. Peters IPA. A bit disappointing TBH, but I'll chalk that off to inexperience. Next up was a new FV for a batch of Festival Razorback IPA. Again, not great, especially after the excellent reviews on here. I'm now sampling my 3rd batch, Youngs AIPA. Wow! Just wow! Night and day compared to the Razorback. I invested in a 2nd FV and have gone a bit gung ho, setting off a MJ AIPA and the new Festival AIPA within a few days of each other. I expected the Festival to take around 3 weeks in primary, based on my experience with the Razorback. Blow me down with a feather! It's only finished after 3 days when the kit says 5! Rookie error, didn't take OG but the SG last night was 1.012 or thereabouts. Bunged in the dry hops and will wait a few days before batch priming & bottling. The MJ also looks as if it's finished as well, after 7 days, bang on the kit guide. Going to dry hop that tonight. Happy days! I've got an Evil Dog Double IPA to do once I've had a rest and enjoy some of the fruits of my labours. Glad to be in the light at last.
I've been lurking on the forum for a while now and decided it was high time to get on board. I last tried brewing at home over 20 years ago. It was a dismal failure. If I knew half of what I know now back then, thanks to this forum, it might have been a different story. Anyhow, I got a starter kit from Bigger Buckets back in May, St. Peters IPA. A bit disappointing TBH, but I'll chalk that off to inexperience. Next up was a new FV for a batch of Festival Razorback IPA. Again, not great, especially after the excellent reviews on here. I'm now sampling my 3rd batch, Youngs AIPA. Wow! Just wow! Night and day compared to the Razorback. I invested in a 2nd FV and have gone a bit gung ho, setting off a MJ AIPA and the new Festival AIPA within a few days of each other. I expected the Festival to take around 3 weeks in primary, based on my experience with the Razorback. Blow me down with a feather! It's only finished after 3 days when the kit says 5! Rookie error, didn't take OG but the SG last night was 1.012 or thereabouts. Bunged in the dry hops and will wait a few days before batch priming & bottling. The MJ also looks as if it's finished as well, after 7 days, bang on the kit guide. Going to dry hop that tonight. Happy days! I've got an Evil Dog Double IPA to do once I've had a rest and enjoy some of the fruits of my labours. Glad to be in the light at last.
