Munton's IPA - Second tasting

[drbell]

For anyone who has been following my first brew attempt, or who is interesting in the Munton's IPA, last night I opened a 2nd bottle.

It was 3 weeks since bottling, and I have to say, I am really pleased with the beer. Perhaps a fraction sweet, but that was to be expected with the issues I had, but I am well chuffed with results.

Full details of the tasting, and a picture of what to me looks like an awesome looking beer, are on my blog: http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/

Thanks everyone for your help on here.

[carpet]

Glad it seems to have worked out for you in the end!

[JohnJeye]

always good to see pictures of nice pints

[mysterio]

Very tidy looking beer blog, i've often thought about starting one of those things

[drbell]

Thanks for the comments. I'm pleased it worked out too - 2 months of effort with homebrew and this is the first reward - Id have been miffed if it didnt turn out well.

mysterio, doing the blog has been brilliant. I always know exactly where to look to find out what I did last time, or when i took the previous reading etc, plus I get a few people reading it and hopefully getting some benefit from it themselves - very rewarding

[Doughboy]

Great looking blog...
Glad it came good for yer - them 1st pics of the beer look great!.


Doughboy

[drbell]

I have now had the 3rd tasting, after 4 weeks, and its much as it was after 3 weeks. Pleasant but slightly shallow. There is another pic on the blog. Hopefully another month will see the deeper flavours develop. (I'm comparing this, my first brew, to the Munton's IPA that a mate did, which ended up beautifully complex in flavour - his best home-brewed beer to date.)

[fivetide]

What about your Linthwaite Light? Did I understand correctly that you're leaving this in primary fermentation for over four weeks?

[drbell]

I think the Linthwaite must have had about 4 weeks now, and is down to 1012. I will be bottling it in a few days if it hasnt gone down any more. Does this seem like a bad thing? Fermentation is pretty slow in my cool house.