New Home Brewer to the forum

[Treez]

hey guys,

My name is Keith, I'm 25 and just got into home brewing. I started out with a beer kit my girl friend bought me. The instructions were ok, but didn't give enough detail for me. I think somewhere down the line, I either cooked something too long, or not long enough, I'm not sure. It also had absolutely ZERO carbonation when I bottled it too. I used honey, because it said you could if you didn't have cane sugar. So maybe that was the problem, idk.

So I bought a new kit, from brew demon. It's the cider kit, because my gf loves cider, and since my beer brewing attempt didn't end so well, I decided to try with cider for her. Don't get me wrong, I am buying a refill pack from brew demon to try making beer again!

I'm glad to know there's a forum I can turn to now if something is confusing or doesn't make sense. One of the biggest questions I have for you guys is, does anyone make a beer recipe that tastes like blue moon? Or yuengling? They're my favorite beers, so I was just curious if anyone found a recipe to mimic their flavor?

And one more thing, please. How do I get 15% off for future orders on brewdemon?

Thanks guys,
Keith

[DirtRacer]

Welcome! When you say it had no carbonation when you bottled, do you mean as you transferred from fermenter to bottle there was no carbonation or after you bottled and let it condition there was no carbonation? I have never used honey but I know people have had fine results with it though.

As for the discount, here's the page viewtopic.php?f=34&t=583

[RickBeer]

[Treez]

Well it was my first time ever, so I took the beer from the fermenter, siphoned it into a stock pot with the honey and water mixture, and stirred. Hen proceeded to bottle. Then put them in my fridge. I tried one the next night, and there was zero carbonation. Idk if I was suppose to do something else, or skipped something? But I followed the directions completely.

[LouieMacGoo]

Welcome to the Borg, Keith! You will find a lot of help here by a lot of great brewers. I see that someone already gave you the like to the discounts, but here is another link that you might find helpful.

Glad you found us! Enjoy the ride!

[Inkleg]

Then put them in my fridge. I tried one the next night, and there was zero carbonation.

There's the problem. It will need at least 2-3 weeks at room temperature to carb in the bottle. Maybe 3-4 using honey. Then put one in the fridge for a few days and try.
Pull any others that are in the fridge out and allow to carb for a few weeks at room temp. They will be fine, the cold temp put the yeast to sleep. They will wake back up and carb the beer.

Welcome to the Borg Keith, glad to have you here.

[lindseywinstead]

to the Borg!

[FrozenInTime]

Welcome to the forum!

[Beer-lord]

Welcome to the Borg. Don't give up, keep trying. You will make great beer.

[berryman]

Welcome to The Borg
Try leaving the beer at room temp. (68 to 72 deg.) after bottling for a few weeks, you should have carb.
Good Luck and Happy Brewing

[jimjohson]

welcome to the forum

[Dawg LB Steve]

Welcome to the Borg! If you have any questions, please ask! Lot of accomplished brewers here willing to share their experiences! BD Twisted Monk Wit probably closest to Blue Moon.

[John Sand]

Welcome! Glad to meet you. Those guys are right about the carbonation. And don't let little mistakes bother you. We all made them, and learned.

[gwcr]

Welcome to the Borg Treez! Glad you found us!!

Looks like the Borg has already answered your questions (as usual). I have a BrewDemon Twisted Monk that I'm drinking right now, and that is probably the closest small batch extract to Blue Moon that I have done. The color is a little darker than BM, but the flavor is pretty good. I haven't seen a Yuengling clone, but that is a lager and requires really good temperature control and the ability to lager at specific cold temps for a longer period of time. My advice would be to stick with the ales for a little while until you get your processes nailed down. Then expand out with new techniques (and equipment) at a pace that is comfortable to you. Patience is one thing that brewing definitely teaches (and which I am still struggling with after 5 years... ).

[Bluejaye]

Welcome aboard.