chisels1 13 Posted March 27, 2017 After 3 weeks fermenting and 4 weeks bottled, I chilled a couple bottles of my first ever batch. It was an American Classic Light and was damn good a bit malty had a nice head and light golden in color. It will be a hit with my son who will like that I used the LBK Mr. Beer kit he got me for Christmas. Anybody else tried this? 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stroomer420 1,048 Posted March 27, 2017 congrats!!! On your brew!!!! ?.... I use the CAL as a base for my orange ale.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dale hihn 579 Posted March 27, 2017 Tastes better when you made it yourself! Cheers! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shrike 5,339 Posted March 27, 2017 Congrat's! You gotta love a successful, tasty first batch. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotrod3539 911 Posted March 27, 2017 Congrats!!! My first batch brewed was the Classic American Light..... its a good standard light beer... but MUCH better than from "big commercial" because you made it yourself! again, CONGRATS!! and Cheers! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoppySmile! 2,309 Posted March 28, 2017 and better, you made your OWN beer! Awesome!!! and it turned out Great!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickBeer 6,227 Posted March 28, 2017 Never heard CAL referred to as malty, but it is definitely not hoppy. It used to be the beer that came with all kits, so most started with it. Congrats on following 3/4, then 3 days in the fridge, definitely makes a difference, 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoshR 4,701 Posted March 28, 2017 Awesome! Congratulations on your first successful brew! Hopefully it will the first of many! Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nickfixit 3,990 Posted March 28, 2017 If you like a little bit of grapefruity hop in it, get 0.5 oz Citra , put it in a a hop bag and put it in the beer mix when you turn the heat off. I really like the CAL made with the Refill can, 1 pack (approx. 1/2 lb) of the light malt (LME or DME) and the Citra hop. It just brightens it up that bit. It is a big difference for ~$2. Oh - I don't see Citra in Mr Beer list. Hmm. Maybe some other hop instead but Citra is nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
