Tasting day! It’s Batch #5 and it’s one hell of a lot more bitter than I thought it would be. I knew the Northern Brewer hops I used were high alpha acid, but I thought that, if I boiled them for just a short time, the brew wouldn’t end up bitter. Wrong. Live and learn.

It’s not too bitter for my tongue, but My Darling B won’t be drinking any. Batch #6 should be more to her liking, but it won’t be ready to drink for another two weeks. In the meantime, looks like Batch #5 is all mine.