For you veteran brewers

[soonerbrewer]

Just wondering.

[Gucci Pilot]

It depends on if you count my batches with the Mr. Beer kit. Once I did my first real extract batch, I knew that I was on to something. The most important thing is that you like the beer. That's when I deem it good.


Darin

[linuxelf]

I was lucky. My first batch was a porter from a kit put together by Jess at Alternative Beverage here in Charlotte. It was extract with specialty grains. My first try, the beer came out awesome. I've brewed several bad batches since then, but the first one was really good.

[Lufah]

I voted first batch. The first batch I made was pretty good. Then 2 undrinkable batches. Been all good since then tho. I have had an issue with brett getting into some of my batches that weren't supposed to have it, but what the hell. I still like them.

Travis

[Gucci Pilot]

I voted first batch. The first batch I made was pretty good. Then 2 undrinkable batches. Been all good since then tho. I have had an issue with brett getting into some of my batches that weren't supposed to have it, but what the hell. I still like them.

Travis

Brett? I'm sure it had to do with Vinnie the Puppet.

[Bugeater]

My very first batch back in 1972 used Blue Ribbon Malt and bread yeast and involved very questionable sanitation procedures. An abosolute total disaster! Bottle gushers with foul smelling, vile tasting crap dripping off the ceilings!

My second brew, 30 years later, a brown ale kit that my LHBS makes up in house, turned out good. It wasn't until 8-10 months later (3 or 4 more brews) when I made the jump to all grain, that I began to produce beers approaching great. Out of the 35-40 batches to date I have only had 2 or 3 batches of "dumpenbrau", and those were due to stupid mistakes on my part.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

[BeerPal]

My first batch was one of the best I've ever brewed.

[George]

First one was crap. Good after that.