Phoenix
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Hey Guys,
Another newbie question, from, well, a newbie.
Anyway, my first brew finished several weeks ago, and keen as any newbie, after it had been bottled for a two weeks (the suggested minimum) I had one in the fridge and then later was appreciating the fruits of my labour.
I was happy. It looked like beer, smelt like beer and tasted like beer. I was pretty sure I had made my first beer. Sure it was a bit rough seeing it was still fairly young, but I was happy.
Anyway, to see what difference a week could make, I planned to not have another until the following week. Three of four days before this time came around, I placed one of my bottles in the fridge in prep for drinking, and to see if keeping it cool for more than a few hours would make much difference.
Well, the second tasting was better (less rough) but the biggest difference I noticed, was that the head seems to be smoother/creamier. I was wondering if ppl could tell me what would have caused this. Is it the age, or could it purely be because it was refrigerated for longer?
The brew in question was a Morgan's Australian Lager with 1kg of dextrose and carb drops for carbonation.
Cheers,
Phoenix.
Another newbie question, from, well, a newbie.
Anyway, my first brew finished several weeks ago, and keen as any newbie, after it had been bottled for a two weeks (the suggested minimum) I had one in the fridge and then later was appreciating the fruits of my labour.
I was happy. It looked like beer, smelt like beer and tasted like beer. I was pretty sure I had made my first beer. Sure it was a bit rough seeing it was still fairly young, but I was happy.
Anyway, to see what difference a week could make, I planned to not have another until the following week. Three of four days before this time came around, I placed one of my bottles in the fridge in prep for drinking, and to see if keeping it cool for more than a few hours would make much difference.
Well, the second tasting was better (less rough) but the biggest difference I noticed, was that the head seems to be smoother/creamier. I was wondering if ppl could tell me what would have caused this. Is it the age, or could it purely be because it was refrigerated for longer?
The brew in question was a Morgan's Australian Lager with 1kg of dextrose and carb drops for carbonation.
Cheers,
Phoenix.