The day has come for my first
homebrew to be bottled. I have a surplus of empty 22 oz bombers that I was using for just this purpose.
KC Hophead was once again kind enough to lend some equipment I haven't acquired yet. The handiest thing was a bottling bucket. It's just like the bucket I used to ferment in, with a spigot on the bottom. I need one of these. It made the bottling process so easy.
My friend Christina did the pouring and I did the capping I only had one mishap where I snapped off the neck of a bottle with the capper. Don't know my own strength.
Here's some stats for all the homebrewers out there. The Original Gravity/Final Gravity was 1040/1010. I did the calculation and it's about 4% That's pretty much what I was shooting for. Something sessionable, more traditionally British. I ended up with 21 22 oz bottles, plus a little extra. We drank the extra and flavor was what I was going for. Hops are very nice in the finish. Pronounced yet subtle. I'm eager to see how the carbonation plays in over the next few weeks.
The day has come for my first homebrew to be bottled. I have a surplus of empty 22 oz bombers that I was using for just this purpose. KC Hophead was once again kind enough to lend some equipment I haven't acquired yet. The handiest thing was a bottling bucket. It's just like the bucket I used to ferment in, with a spigot on the bottom. I need one of these. It made the bottling process so easy. 
My friend Christina did the pouring and I did the capping I only had one mishap where I snapped off the neck of a bottle with the capper. Don't know my own strength.
Here's some stats for all the homebrewers out there. The Original Gravity/Final Gravity was 1040/1010. I did the calculation and it's about 4% That's pretty much what I was shooting for. Something sessionable, more traditionally British. I ended up with 21 22 oz bottles, plus a little extra. We drank the extra and flavor was what I was going for. Hops are very nice in the finish. Pronounced yet subtle. I'm eager to see how the carbonation plays in over the next few weeks.
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