If I win the lottery, this will be the first thing I purchase with my winnings.
This past Sunday we had some friends over for a little cookout and for the grand opening of ‘Champion Beer’. After 5 frustratingly long weeks of waiting for the homebrew to ferment and age, it was time to open the first bottles.
As we opened the bottles, it was nice to see and hear that there was in fact, carbonation, and the beverage did smell like beer at least. So myself and 3 friends took our first swigs of the stuff, and………………………….
it wasn’t the worst thing I had ever drank before in my life, but there was definitely something ‘not quite right’ with the taste. It tasted a little metallicky, which is probably the result of using an aluminum stock pot instead of a stainless steel one. But as we drank, the taste of the beverage actually got a little better. Some of the better quotes from my friends:
“It’s drinkable”.
“It’s better than PBR.”
“It doesn’t completely taste like ass.” (me)
So there are definitely a few things I will do differently next time. Using the before-mentioned stainless steel pot will be a start. I will also need to measure the alcoholic content next time. I forgot to do this, and so we have no idea if there’s any alcohol in it or not.
Anyways, it was a pretty decent opening batch of’ Champion Beer’. I don’t think it’s going to win any brewing awards or anything, but, it is drinkable. When we finally polish off all 48 bottles, we’ll move on to our next batch of nano-brewed frothy goodness. I hope it turns out a little better, but overall, it was still a fun experience.
Since the taste got better the more you drank there was definitely an alcohol content involved. Easy to measure:
1. Drink all the beer, at least until your eyeballs turn yellow. Wait 45 minutes
2. Measure off distances of 1,3,5 10 and 15 feet on the ground. Mark with empty beer bottles.
3. Aim and try to hit a bottle far away. Each bottle represents the max% alcohol content.
4. If you miss the ground you have made rocket fuel. Go to NASA and file a patent.