New Brewery Build - Goosegog

[Spud395]

I'd leave it now GG, your up to temp and it's started.
You dont want to be mixing in oxygen now, the bubbling will increase in frecquency and you will see a krausen (yeast head) develop.
All good stuff

[goosegog]

Wonderful, I thank you

[goosegog]

Here's a video of this evening in the brewery

[stu-le-brew]

wondered how its all going now, after all the excitement - have you tasted it yet ?

[goosegog]

I filled 75 bottles yesterday. I tried it last week but wasn't impressed. Hopefully it will improve! I've learnt a host of things to improve upon. Pictures later today
Cheers!

[stu-le-brew]

If you can try to describe the nose and taste (I know that's sometimes difficult) then people can offer opinions on what if anything has gone wrong.

When I lived in the UK I was (still am) a national beer judge (NGWBJ), so I can try to offer an opinion, as I am sure others will.
Of course it would be better to smell/taste in person

[goosegog]

It was still cloudy (still is though apparently clearing) and was a slightly tangy, mostly muddy taste one week after brewing. It tasted nothing like a decent beer though wasn't sour or foul.

[Spud395]

Still full of yeast and very young I reckon, way to early to be judging it.
People talk of it tasting great going into bottles, I'm sure everyone is different, but I've yet to like a beer at this stage (maybe a stout, its so full of roast anyway) when it's got a bit of condition it'll be better!

[goosegog]

That's reassuring to hear, thanks. Because we made a handful of clumsy errors and perhaps used an inappropriate yeast (Safale-04) we don't have high hopes for this first brew. Anything over palatable will be brilliant. we've got lots of room for improvement next brew. What is for sure is this is a great, exciting hobby. Loving it!

[goosegog]

Bottles


Bottling


Bottled!

[awalker]

Goosegog just an idea, but instead of clingfilm the top of the bottles
You can put a loose cap on thats what I do, saves some time.

I also always fill bottles while they are in a bucket, as I always get over flows.

[goosegog]

Top tips, thanks! Really looking forward to our next brew, bettering so many things as we go.

[beermonsta]

Is that a hoze lock on the out-let of your connical I see?

[goosegog]

Might be..

[Shadowknight]

Bottles

I'm just worried that in one of your boxes you have a Dalek. Or it might be Dalex. Which would be cool if Dalex was the plural of Dalek and you were planning on taking over Surrey.

Or you already have, and nobody noticed.