This, my friends….
…is the worst beer you’ve ever had.
I brewed it myself. I followed the directions. It’s HORRIBLE.
I had JUST POURED it when I took this picture. See any fizz?
And let me tell you, it’s bitter as a third place beauty queen.
I think the problem with the taste lies in the excessive use of hops. My beer guy told me how much to use. Methinks he misunderstood how much I was making. LOTS OF HOPS.
But the carbonation? I have no idea. Dead yeast, maybe? All I know is that Mr. Ivory and I were so traumatized that we haven’t attempted it since. We’re afraid.
Bad beer is scary.
Ivory
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I applaud your efforts. So many times I have thought about brewing our own beer or winemaking, but every time I think I am at a point where I will experiment, my thoughts turn to visions and an overwhelming fear of “growing” something that would kill a horse.
The whole bacteria thing isn’t as common as BAD TASTE. HA! I hear, though, that wine-making is MUCH harder to screw up. I think I’ll try that next.
After the primary fermentation, most of the sugar is used up, but the yeast is still living. Right before you bottle, the beer will be flat, so you have to add “priming sugar”. The CO2 has nowhere to go so it makes bubbles.
Despite your dissatisfaction, I applaud your homebrew efforts!
Dude, we totally put in the corn sugar. Maybe not enough?
We used this recipe for our first try. We did the double malt version. The brew guy in town had us put in a whole package of dried hops in too.
Um, not good.
Homebrewing is great — it’s way cheaper and it seriously tastes better than what you can get from the grocery store. It is like a science project for drinkers! My basement is well stocked with homebrew. I started last year and have developed some brews that are my absolute favorite.
I’ve saved and bought mostly 22 oz bottles as I’ve found that it is just easier cleaning and bottling and usually 22 oz is the perfect amount to drink.
Keep trying. My Homebrew store has a class every month. I recommend you go to it and see what step you left out.