Brew No. 1 - A Re-Cap

It was a while ago now but my first brew went OK to be honest. I used two Malt Shovel Pale Ale Cans and I expected an outcome that would be pale in colour similar to that of Coopers Pale Ale. I have since found out from Brewcraft that the "Pale" refers to the yeast used and also to quote Wikipedia, "the pale malts used in making pale ale at its inception gave the beer a far lighter colour than the porters common in England at the time." 

At the time of drinking I was thankful that I had created a drinkable beer - one that didn't make my eyes water or my chest hairs full out. The beer turned out heavier than expected but perhaps closer to correct than I new at the time. It was closer to a New Castle Brown Ale in my opinion. 

I also used ordinary white sugar as a priming sugar - this was probably not the best thing to do as it contributed to the beer's heavy and quite fruity taste. Regardless of the outcome, all the beers from Brew No. 1 were drunk and even some family and friends stated that they enjoyed it (I hope they weren't just been polite).