My First Brew!!

So, I brewed my first batch of beer.  It happened to be Summer Wheat.  (Just what the kit came with.)  Luckily it was only a 1 gallon recipe and not a typical 5 gallon recipe.  So, I learned a few things from this experience.  1. I need more and bigger stock pots.  2. I need a larger fine mesh strainer.  3. Brewing full grain doesn't seem as bad as I initially thought.  4. Hops smell weird. 5. I have a lot more to learn.

So the brew is complete, in my basement and fermenting as we speak.  I hope I didn't mess it up, because I kind of expected more bubbling to be taking place now, so hopefully I didn't kill off my yeast.  If I did, that will be lesson #6.  I guess I will see how the beer tastes in a couple weeks.  That is the one problem I have with brewing beer is that tasting it as you're making it doesn't work like with cooking.