So I bottled my first batch Monday night. It was a Weizenbier kit from Brewer's Best. I followed all the directions. Cleaned and sanitized I let sit in the primary for 3 weeks. The temperature remained steady between 66-68 degrees. Never got above 70. I racked to the bottling bucket after pouring the priming sugar solution in and mixed well. I had a half bottle at the end that I capped and was later told to just drink it. So I threw it in the fridge yesterday morning and took it out last night to drink. It was cloudy as I poured it in the glass. I got to say it was not the best. I knew it would be flat and the first taste was ok. The aftertaste was horrible. I choked it down because it is still beer but it was tough. Tell me that it will get better with time please. Is this normal?
I am officially worried
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You have to remember that it was green beer,uncarbonated,cloudy,with priming solution it it. That would account for most of if not all of the taste. Leave it alone for 3-4 weeks in the bottle. It'll be worlds different.
solbes
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No worries. Your bottled beer that completes it's carbonation and "matures" for an additional couple weeks will be well worth the wait. You might even want to chill them for a week before drinking after they carbonate and condition.
You're tasting flat green beer with suspended yeast. Not a recipe for tasty beer.
You're tasting flat green beer with suspended yeast. Not a recipe for tasty beer.
After carb/condition time,I try to fridge mine for at least a week. Preferably,2 weeks. Thicker head & Longer lasting carbonation at 2 weeks.
flushdrew42
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tsimo - welcome to HBT from another nebraskan!
i'm in GI. happy brewing!
i'm in GI. happy brewing!
BamaRooster
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The next 3 weeks is going to make a huge difference. Relax it is going to be OK.
Thanks for the information. I thought that would be the case but I was a little worried when I drank it last night. I plan on letting it condition for 7 days and put 1 in the fridge and try it after a few days in the fridge, then repeat at 14 and 21 days to see what the differences are after different times of conditioning. It's a learning process I know and I am stoked that I can make my own beer now and drink what I want to drink instead of the BMC that I have been drinking.
postal_penguin
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Yeast sediment is pretty bitter and tastes very little like the beer that it came from. I actually drink a lot of it since when my beers go in the keg it takes a few pours for the sediment to clear. Once the sediment clears the taste of the beer is completely different.
LandoLincoln
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Yeah, you can do that, but honestly, it's not going to be much different in 7 days. Except that you might get a gusher when you open the bottle, since the CO2 hasn't dissolved into the beer yet.
solbes
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It's almost impossible to wait on batch #1. I did the same thing, sampling every 7 days or so. You will notice a change I think.
Best thing you can do is get another batch going now, so that eventually you have a pipeline. This way you won't have to drink green beer that's not ready yet.
Best thing you can do is get another batch going now, so that eventually you have a pipeline. This way you won't have to drink green beer that's not ready yet.
I think you are going to be fine. Everyone on here has a hard time waiting for the first batch. Just wait your two weeks and you will have some tasty beer. I would recommend setting a few bottles back and forgetting about them for a few weeks. When you taste the well conditioned beer in a few weeks it will help you wait for future batches to come!
Patience moreso. 
