I’ve had a beginner kit in my basement for a while, but never had the time to make it. Now with the holidays, I set aside today to brew it. Probably could’ve done things better and sanitized more effectively, but I’m just happy to have done it at all. Now to let it ferment, and bottle in a week or so. I really hope it doesn’t taste like shit…
If it tastes bad, wait another week. All the guides I read talk about a week or 2 or whatever. My brews take 6 weeks in the bottle to be great. (honestly it’s an overnight switch, it’s super weird. 5 weeks of “ehhhh” the week 6 “amazing!”)
Also, if you have a bad brew, try adding something. I had a brew that was garbage but if I added a tbsp of oj per bottle, it was drinkable. I still don’t understand.