First post of many.

Just wanted to say hello to the forum. It's my very first post. I brewed my first batch three months ago and I'm already on my third. You all have mediated a lot of worry on that first one whether you know it or not.

Just a discussion piece. Anyone remember the very first sip from their first batch? Man, was it amazing..



Primary
Rogue Dead Guy Ale clone

Bottled
Black IPA
Red Ale

welcome! my first sip was like...no $hit!! it's really beer!

Sounds amazing, i am purchasing all the home brew utensils at the moment and they will be coming over the next few weeks. I was just wondering how long your first batch took, and what temperature you kept the batch at ?
Cheers

My first batch was my Black IPA. The OG was around 1.080. I kept it in my primary for ten days and then I transferred it to my secondary for eleven. I bottled then tasted at two weeks. I'm guessing it's been a month since I've bottled and it only gets better. Patience is a virtue, but it's so difficult when it comes to beer. I'm probably going to keep this beer in the secondary for another week or so next time I make it. FG was 1.010. I fermented at 65 degrees.

First batch was an Irish Red, fermented at 75F ambient (80F+ internal) with Nottingham.

My reaction was quite different than yours.

Welcome aboard!

Welcome! I thought my first batch was the champagne of beers. Continued to make light bubbly beers for a while then moved on to other types of beer, It's fun.

I had been a Newcastle drinker...so I went with an English brown ale....tuned out "better" than newcastle IMHO.

My first batch was a Black IPA. I was shocked at how good it was. Of course, now that I've learned more it wouldn't compare with what I brew these days, but still, I'd had worse commercial beers from "Craft" brewers for sure.