First Taste!

It's my daughter's birthday so what better excuse to try the new beer out with my friends at the evening's BBQ?

I'm worried because there are no bubbles in the bottle. Have I brewed 30 bottles of lager-flavoured still water? The bottles feel solid so there's pressure but for some reason I expect to see bubbles. There's a little sediment in the bottom of the bottles which, I'm assured, is normal but the beer seems pretty clear.

I open a bottle and realise that I really shouldn't have worried about the carbonation not working as it makes a very satisfying PSSSHHT! sound. I poor the beer slowly into a tall German lager glass and it looks great, quite golden and reasonably clear. And the taste? Well, not as I expected really. I guess I was expecting a pub/shop lager taste (in other words not much!) but it tasted a lot, er, "fuller" if you know what I mean. But it also has a slight taste I can't explain. My friends says it's OK which puts my mind at rest a little. I think it's just a "young" taste. It needs time I reckon.

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Actually, I've just realised that the bedroom has exactly the same temperature as the airing cupboard so I pack up the bottles into a large, sturdy cardboard box (thank you Dell) and store them in the corner of the bedroom for another week.