Wick's Home Brew

Here is where I will post stuff about beer. Home brew, craft beer, or just beer info in general. Nothing fancy, just beer talk. So drop me a comment and let me know what you think.
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The recipe for my first batch of my very own home brew was intended to be a Fat Tire clone. Well, I do not believe that has happened. With the chocolate malts that were steeped into the beer it made for a mighty dark beer. When I first watched this process happen in July when we brewed up this recipe it sure enough smelled like a Fat Tire, but it did not look like one. Who says looks matter? Well, taste testing the two beers, the home brew was smoother and sweeter and didn’t have a tangy bite to it. So when I decided that I wanted to delve into the home brew industry I decided this would be my first batch to brew up. So I ordered all the ingredients. Well I guess I was confused on what type of chocolate malt grains to buy. So I bought two different kinds, pale chocolate and chocolate wheat. Well, they both smell outstanding. So after talking it over, it was decided to just use both grains.

Ingredients for my first batch.  Brew time! So dark, smells so good!  After adding the extract. Got a little foamy.  Sanitizing the carboy. Thank you star san!

Boil time. It's starting to come together.  Wort siphoned out of the carboy.  Alley checking me out as I bottle the brew.  Bottled brews.  First home brew cracked open. Was very tasty.