Mug Warrior

So after a week of having a white barrel farting and foaming in my apartment. We have our first specific gravity reading for our barrel of brew (1.14 at 70 degrees or so) which seems really, really high, but the hydrometer is calibrated for 60 degrees so there is actually some leeway in some direction. I am not going to worry about it. After having taken my sample, being careful to sanitize the cup I used to extract the beer, I gave our baby the ultimate test. I took a sip, and it it tasted like…

BEER!

Warm, flat beer, but beer none the less. Actually, it’s quite good, a little hoppy for my taste, but I knew that going in. So I am finishing the sample, which has already had a pleasant warming affect, that could be entirely attributed to the excitement of having made what is going to turn into a decent first batch, or to the high alcohol level the owner of the homebrew store told us it would have. So initial results are in, it’s looking good, and I am very pleased. Part III: The Bottling should, if all goes well, be on your screen by tomorrow.