Long time drinker, first time brewer...

I don't think it's necessary to state why I want to brew beer. It's a great experiment that I've wanted to try for a long while.

So I have a kitchen table full of carboy, grain, malt, hops...tomorrow I cook.

I have to give credit to my LHBS: Adventures in Home brewing, Ann Arbor Mi.

Walked me through "nearly" everything I needed. They were out of stock of confidence, but was told I'd gain that as long as I paid attention to what I was doing. I live in a smallish apartment and my brewguru was up to the task of assembling a system to fit my needs. Then cut the recipe to the proper proportions. I'm going to start with 2 gallon batches.

First brew...Bass Ale clone. figured I couldn't get too jacked out of line with that, so that's what it is.

 

Safale 04.

 

So, it's supposed to look like this? I think the most interesting discovery, was that uncooked hops smell like a good pesto and once cooked look kinda gross..



It smelled good, so hopefully it'll taste good...