Hi guys I’m so sorry, I just picked brewing up because I thought it would be awesome and I got my own kit. Things have been going what I think is horribly wrong. I started my process at 1 in the morning (first mistake) and I don’t think I boiled the wort properly when first doing everything. I accidentally put part of my hops in before I reached the boil on my wort, and looking back I probably could have activated the yeast more that just shaking the package. Once my 5am fiasco was over, I’ve waited 2 weeks, consulted other freshly 21 brewbeginners, and just tested my abv, which is 1%… for a pale ale. There doesn’t seem to be any mold in my carboy, it smells like beer, it looks like beer, but I’m wondering if it can keep it contained for another week and that abv might increase or if the yeast is tapped out and it’s going to stay at 1%
Update: I had a brave soul try it and he said that it tasted like watery beer, so something has obviously gone wrong here. Thanks!
Update: I had a brave soul try it and he said that it tasted like watery beer, so something has obviously gone wrong here. Thanks!