Yesterday I took off to spend the afternoon brewing my first batch of beer. I’ve been reading, watching videos, checking out forums, etc to prepare for my first run. Everything seemed to go smoothly, my only worry through the entire thing was that I didn’t contaminate anything and that everything was sanitized.
In the end my wart was really really thick, almost like caramel sauce. I started to freak out a little but continued to follow the instructions and put the wart into the fermentation bucket after cooling it, topped it off with water, and closed it off with lid and airlock. I then became obsessed wondering weather or not I messed it up. After texting with a friend of mine and then posting in some forums, everyone agreed that it would be OK, but that next time I could stray from the recipe and add more water to the wart. I have to say, the best part about my first experience doing this, is the smells that come from the pot while you are cooking. The hops smell amazing.
This afternoon I finally saw the airlock start to bubble which means I have fermentation! I’m a little more at ease now that its reached this stage. Now I just need to worry about it tasting good. Baby steps. If I mess up or it’s terrible, I’ll definitely be trying again.
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