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Important Lesson For Home Brewing: Patience! by Jeff
To those new to the world of home brewing, DWHAHB stands for “Don’t Worry, Have A Home Brew”! This is a common phrase within the home brewing community, and it is also an important lesson that all new brewers need to learn: patience.
It is too common for new brewers to rush things when they first get started. This can be a huge mistake in that it can lead to bad tasting beer, and can drive many people to quit a hobby they otherwise would have enjoyed.
First, it is important to allow your beer to ferment completely. Fermentation times vary, but using a hydrometer will let you know for certain when it is complete. Rushed fermentation can lead to two problems: green beer or bottle bombs. Green beer is young beer, or beer that isn’t ready to drink yet. Bottle bombs are just what they sound like–exploding beer bottles caused by beer being bottled to early–before completing fermentation.
These are caused by impatience and rushing something before it is ready. A common pitfall new brewers fall into too often. Blame for this can be placed on the beer kits that many home brewers start with.
The instructions will often tell you that you can have beer “ready to drink” in as little as 7-14 days. And for many new brewers, they can’t wait to try their first crack at beer brewing, so they will often try it on the first possible day according to the instructions.
The kit companies do this because they know you want beer as soon as possible. If they were to advertise beer ready in a month or two, they know they wouldn’t sell as many kits. Face it, this is an instant gratification society we live in, so if you have to wait for too long, most people won’t bother to try.
However, you shouldn’t be discouraged that it takes a little longer than 10 days to enjoy a home brew. DWHAHB!
Besides, you will likely be more discouraged by bad tasting beer than having to wait a couple weeks extra for great tasting beer, right? Once you get rolling with home brewing, you can buy additional fermenters so you have multiple batches of beer going at the same time…then you can truly enjoy a home brew while waiting for the next batch!
In the meantime, simply buy some of your favorite beer from the store to hold you over until that first batch is ready. Don’t worry, the wait is worth it. You will be glad you learned one of the most important lessons in home brewing: patience. It is often rewarded!
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