Well, the Australian Pale Ale wort has been fermenting for about 5 days now and I can see it is going very well. The vigorous fermentation seems to have stopped completely so I guess the Yeast nutrients really do help a lot. If you remember, I have added about 2 teaspoons of Yeast Nutrients to my wort as it is supposed to create a healthy fermentation and thus less off-flavours. And yes, it was rather vigorous for the first 2 or 3 days. Now it has slowed down to looking like it is very still. The good thing is when I view the wort/beer, it looks like there isn’t any infection. Nothing weird looking is floating in the beer, which is a very good sign for me.

Anyway, I have been smelling the airlock again and I have to say, it really does smell nice. The beer seems to have a slight sweet aromatic smell but the alcohol seems to be very intense. Not very sure how to describe it. I guess we could say it is like alcohol bite but it’s just from the smell alone. I have yet to taste the beer though. I will be stealing a sip when I do the bottle anyway. Plus, you can’t really do much at this stage of brewing. It’s going to be just sitting there and waiting till the beer stops fermentation. And since I have just recently broke my hydrometer, I won’t need to get hydrometer readings anytime soon. Furthermore, I will be fermenting this brew for 3 weeks, which I think should be long enough for the fermentation to be complete. That’s what I normally do anyway.

And yes! The colour looks light! At first I expected a slightly dark beer from all these, but yesterday when I checked the fermenter, I was shocked to see the wort very clear and “lightish golden” in colour. Looks more like lagers than ales. But this is definitely good news for my friend.

I will be bottling this brew with PET bottles as I will be carrying them all the way to work. Imagine carrying 30 over glass bottles to work. And I am taking the public bus! The beer is for my friend at work, who I believe is going to throw some really wild party which involves a hell lot of drinking. 23 litres is damn a lot of beer and this time, it’s rather strong in alcohol content. Yes, that’s going to be one hell of a party!