Matty A Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Hi Guys, Had a bit of a look through your site yesty (I also picked up my Coopers MicroBrew Kit) and thought ill give this ago tonight. Had a bit of fun while doing it and I also took a hydrometer reading which seemed fine (1040) although I decided to taste the brew out of the hydrometer as i am a little eager [biggrin]. I noticed it tasted syripy and was very sweet. Is this because there is still alot of sugar in the brew. I am assuming this is normal. I have the lagar tin with the brewing sugar that came in the box with it. Very excited to try one in a few weeks time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 G'day Mathew - Welcome to the glitz and glamour of home brewing [biggrin] It is perfectly normal to taste your samples and and yes it will taste sweet due to all the sugar - The yeast will eat up the sugar and turn it into alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 Gee you replied quick. I thought that might be the case just thought I better ask before I finish a batch and then taste it and its bad or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianc6 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 might of been quick but as always mud and pb are always right mate cheers for the tip on airlocks to btw mud [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 Just bottled the first brew. It sat on 1010 for a few days so looks like its ready. Had a taste of the first bottle, it was flat and very sweet still. Could this be because of the carbonation drops I used. I thought it tasted alot nicer out of the fermenter. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kearnage Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 How long has it been bottled? Most brews need 2 weeks above 18 degrees after bottling to be ready. I find a month is the time needed before my beers start tasting like I intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 Haha yeah it has been bottled for 2 hours [lol] (just thought I would try it). I was just grabbing some feedback. I assume it is good as it wasn't tasting sour etc. I have a stockpile of commercial beer so hopefully it will get some age on it before I decide to get into it. Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brew Master Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 .....Be patient Grasshopper
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