Happy New Brewer

Northern Brewer General
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So, I ordered the 1 gallon kit with White House Honey Ale.
I brewed and let it ferment for 1 week. I then put it into a secondary for one night to let a little
extra settle to the bottom. I bottled and waited 1 week using the fizz drops.
With only 1 week in the bottle I tried one today and it was great.
I let a bunch of friends drink the other bottles and they all loved it. Maybe I got lucky, but it didnt take long.
I also brewed a German Blonde which just got bottled tonight and I just transfered my first 5 gallon batch of Irish Red Ale to secondary tonight as well.
All in all everything seems to be going great.
I think I finally found the hobby I was looking for. I have also got about 5 people at work to order kits as well.
Well, time to order more recipe kits.

Thanks NorthernBrewer!

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Welcome to the site and the obsession!

I’m glad your first beer went so well, many of us aren’t so lucky. The guys here are a great group of people, if you have questions many of them are already answered with a quick forum search, anything you can’t find there, feel free to ask!

:cheers:

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Welcome!

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Hook, line an sinker! Welcome to the beginning of a long but rewarding hobby (obsession).

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Welcome, but just be careful on those time frames.

1 week in primary is generally not enough

1 day in secondary is not going to do much

1 week in a bottle is just lucky if you got carbonated beer.

Oh, and glad that you moved to 5 gallons because a 1 gallon brew if beer is a lot of work, especially if you and your friends drank in one night