Well i’ve finally got round to creating one of the new fangled bloggy things to document my home brewing antics and also share any usefull bits of information i stumble accross.
On Friday night I cracked open the Yorkshire Bitter i brewed 3 weeks ago to see if it was ready and was plesently supprised by the results. This was the first brew i have ever made so i wasnt holding out for anything spectacular. It turned out at a respectable 4.8% ABV (og: 1.044 fg: 1.008) with a taste similar to Hob Goblin which is one of my all time favourite beers. Needless to say i dont have many of these left now 
I also tried out one of the Bavarian beers i have in the airing cupboard going through secondary fermentation. I wanted to see how they were going on so i popped one in the fridge on Saturday night to sample on Sunday, post DIY Shenanigans. The Lager Beer was still a bit cloudy so i’m going to leave the others untill mid week before moving them somewhere cool to condition. It was a superb tasting lager with a slight malty / bitter bite after taste due to the light spray malt i used to prime the bottles with. I also used bottled water for this brew so there is no unwanted tastes imparted on the beer from tap water. As far as carbonation is concerned, this will not be a problem as it is lively as hell and stayed fizzy all the way to the bottom of the pint. This beer will come out a about 4% ABV (og: 1.040 fg: 1.010)
To finish things off for the weekend i sterilised all my kit and kicked off another brew. This time i’m trying a Wheat Beer. I’m a massive fan of Hoegaarden so i thought i’d try it my self. I used a coopers Wheat beer kit. I checked the fermenting bin this morning and the fermentation process has begun, The air lock i fitted a few weeks ago was bubbling away merily. Hope this one turns out well 
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