Greetings,
So I just bottled my very first beer.
It came from a Kit (Refinery - 1Gallon Blonde Ale) which I got from goodwill for $12 and, while the basics are included there seemed to be a lot missing, like the instructions... those I managed to cobble together from a few videos.
I need to go back and type them up properly.
I recorded the whole process and will edit it and post it on YouTube later this week.
I did learn a few things though. Like, you need at Least a 2 gallon boiler for a 1 gallon product (or 2 1 gallon boilers, LOL )
When it came to bottling, I felt a little lost though.
The basic instructions just say "Bottle". But when you look online, people syphon the beer into a plastic bucket (with a spigot!) which they "prime" with a boiled water solution? Whats that about?.
Once bottled, how long does one let it sit?
From what I gather, beer straight fresh from the fermenter seems to have a slightly unexpected taste profile?.
I did order a hydrometer from Amazon today, that was missing from my kit. I thought about just using an aquarium one, but doing the conversion between the measurements is just too much hard work. Plus, a reasonable Hydrometer is about the same price anyway.
So I just bottled my very first beer.
It came from a Kit (Refinery - 1Gallon Blonde Ale) which I got from goodwill for $12 and, while the basics are included there seemed to be a lot missing, like the instructions... those I managed to cobble together from a few videos.
I need to go back and type them up properly.
I recorded the whole process and will edit it and post it on YouTube later this week.
I did learn a few things though. Like, you need at Least a 2 gallon boiler for a 1 gallon product (or 2 1 gallon boilers, LOL )
When it came to bottling, I felt a little lost though.
The basic instructions just say "Bottle". But when you look online, people syphon the beer into a plastic bucket (with a spigot!) which they "prime" with a boiled water solution? Whats that about?.
Once bottled, how long does one let it sit?
From what I gather, beer straight fresh from the fermenter seems to have a slightly unexpected taste profile?.
I did order a hydrometer from Amazon today, that was missing from my kit. I thought about just using an aquarium one, but doing the conversion between the measurements is just too much hard work. Plus, a reasonable Hydrometer is about the same price anyway.