First Pour Thread

[Brewbirds]

Congrats on the first pour of your first brew, a momentous occasion.

[Rebel_B]

First pour of my homebrewed Brewer's Gold IPA. Solid malt backbone of 83% Pale, 14% Munich, & 3% Crystal 10L. Three boil additions of whole leaf Brewer's Gold hops, some at flameout, as well as a dry hop. This one was bottled on 1/19/14 and finished at 8.0% ABV. This is a tasty one! Not a typical NW style IPA, these hops bring a different spice to the taste.

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[wollffy]

Oh Yeah..

[Root Skier]

Nice looking ale. Enjoy that.

[wollffy]

My second brew. OneEvilPilsnerheavy on the Saaz!
http://imageshack.com/a/img202/3306/vlr7.jpg

[Inkleg]

My second brew. OneEvilPilsnerheavy on the Saaz!
http://imageshack.com/a/img839/4554/ni8u.jpg

Beautiful beer, love the name and still liking those counters.

[wollffy]

Thanks Ink I put em in with my wife.

[swenocha]

Decided to first pour the tasters of the two Mr. B lagers. This one is the Grand Bohemian Czech Pilsner done straight up with the S-23 Dry Lager Yeast. Brewed late October, bottled over the Christmas break. Pale straw with good carb but no head. Maybe just a touch of green apple (probably too early to open this lager after a month or so in the bottle), but somewhat predominant PoR hop flavor (sigh). Not nearly as predominant as it is in the Diablo or especially the Northwest, so I will be able to live with this. Actually quite drinkable, but will be better after significant conditioning. The main batch is in the beer fridge until spring.

[swenocha]

Next up was the Patriot Lager with W-34/70. I like this one a fair bit better than the GBCP. A small ring of head that dissipated, but good carb. It has a bit more malt backbone and a bit more bitter (and not the predominant PoR flavor that's overwhelming in the GBCP). I'll still stick with the "inoffensive" review I left on this back on the Mr. B board, but I think the lager yeast helps a bit. Not awful, fairly drinkable, but not something I'd buy again (of course, I don't anticipate buying any of these HMEs). I like my AG lager a lot better. But on the other hand, this was a super quick brew day...

[wollffy]

Just opened first bottle of my first all grain.
It came out a lot better than I thought it would.
Lil Swamps WitBier Bog
http://imageshack.com/a/img163/2633/z4ah.jpg

[Brewbirds]

Glad your first taste of your first pour of your first all grain batch came out good Wollffy.

That is a very nice pic, cool glass.

My first all grain experience was trepidation while waiting for carb/conditioning and very excited about how it turned after the long wait.

[wollffy]

Thank you Brew Birds, you' re so positive and inspiring..

[yankfan9]

First shot at a Gose turned out well in the keg!

[Ibasterd]

My second brew. OneEvilPilsnerheavy on the Saaz!
http://imageshack.com/a/img202/3306/vlr7.jpg

Looks good wollffy! BD Evil Pilsner is my next brew, and I'm doing a sazz hopp addition as well.

[wollffy]

Yank fan. That looks fantastic!
Ibasterd, so far that is the wife's favorite. I was so happy with the
Saaz!