Mmmm… beer, not too shabby

So, Monday night was it: my homebrew had been bottled for a day shy of two weeks. Unable to hold out any longer, I cracked open a bottle. Tst. Ahhh… the lovely sound of carbonation. Usually a good sign, right?

A vigorous pour into one of my over-sized wine glass yielded a pillowy 3/4 inch head which stayed and stayed and stayed until the beer was about half gone! Beautiful. The color is a cloudy red/orange. The nose is delicious hops with a bit of bread smell lingering. The taste is all hops, too bitter for my wife still. The carbonation is just right to create a pretty satisfying mouth feel. The bitterness lingers after the swallow, but, somehow, it is complimented with the slight taste of vanilla.

All in all, pretty good. After my second bottle, I wasn’t so sure, but I gave it 24 more hours and last night the glasses I poured were gone before I knew it. I’m really happy with my first attempt. I made a reasonably tasty, very drinkable beverage.

Now, I have an empty fermenter calling my name and the ingredients for a witbier lounging on the table next to me. “If you brew it, they will come…” Damn, I guess that means I need to clean the house.

Until next time,

Lot, of Snow

~ by lotofsnow on November 7, 2007.