New Brewer

[johnoliver]

Hello All

Just like to say hello.

My name is John, and I live in Ashton Under Lyne, Manchester.

Started my first brew last Sunday, really looking forward to getting it bottled this weekend coming, then eventually when I can drink it :-)

I've got one of those kits from my local Wilkinson's, so pretty easy to use.

First of many I think!!

John.

 

[Porkbeast]

Welcome to the craft...great 'innit!

Porky
@)

Snort!

 

[Porkbeast]

Something weird happened there? I don't know where that face came from??

Still, I remember my first brew....it was horrible but i have never looked back! Welcome to the wonderful world of yeast gardening....:))

Porky

Snort!

 

[richc]

Hi,
Good to see another Manchester area brewer (I'm in Bolton at the moment). For your information there is a good homebrew shop pretty close to you, on Oldham Road in Middleton, I think the details are somewhere in the homebrew shops section of this forum.
Good luck with the brew.

Rich C

 

[31bb3]

Welcome to the forum :thumb:

 

[Mark1964]

Hi John and welcome to the forum

 

[robsan77]

welcome :thumb:

 

[broadfordbrewer]

Welcome to the forum :thumb:

 

[johnoliver]

Thanks all for your welcome's.
(Cheers Richc for that tip, i'll have a drive up).

I've strained them into my bottles, so just have to wait another 2 weeks then I can drink.

Any idea how much the alcohol % of a home brewed Bitter will be? Would be interesting to find out.

I may aim for a 'Super Strength' Bitter next time :

Did a bit of a boo boo, when pouring, I miss calculated how many bottles I had, so had to quickly drink 4 pint bottles of ale I had in the fridge, the pouring of the beer when slightly hazy after that, was exciting though. :)

 

[Moley]

Any idea how much the alcohol % of a home brewed Bitter will be? Would be interesting to find out.

If it's a one-can 'kit and kilo' brew it's likely to be 4 - 4.5% abv.

If you have a hydrometer (which you really ought to) and measure an Original Gravity and a Final Gravity, put those numbers into the forum's calculator (button on the left side of the banner) you can work it out exactly.

 

[evanvine]

Welcome to the Forum
Moley's right, a hydrometer is a must + a thermometer to correct your gravity readings!

 

[johnoliver]

Hello all.
Sorry not had internet access for a while, made my first home brew and it turned out pretty well to be honest. So I made a second.

Got a thermometer and a hydrometer, and made all calculations.

My second brew turned out to be 7.4 %, only thing I cant get correct is the clarity of the beer.

I think I may be missing out a step.

But really enjoying making and drinking it, which is the main thing.

John.

 

[graysalchemy]

Welcome John

I didn't see your post before Christmas. Nice to see another Mancunian on the forum there seems to be quite a gathering of us now.

:

AG

 

[Vossy1]

Welcome aboard John :thumb:

Nice to see another Mancunian on the forum there seems to be quite a gathering of us now.

I've started looking now..and you're right