Today is bottling day for my first extract kit. Here are my preparation steps.
1 - 5 Gallon Bottling Bucket w/Spigot filled with water and 1oz of StarSan
24 - Brown 12 oz Bottles
18 - Brown 30 0z. Bottles
1 - Cleaning Brush
1- Auto-Siphon w/hose attached
1 - Bottling Tube (skinny tube you insert into the beer bottle)
1 - Hydrometer
1 - Friend who volunteered to help me bottle & wants to learn how to brew.
1 - Bottle Brush
60 - Beer Caps
1 - Bag of Priming Sugar
So, I spent some prep time last night getting ready. I prepared my 5 gal. bucket of StarSan and have let the auto-siphon, spoon, bottle brush and bottle caps soak over night. Anything that will touch beer will go into the sanitizer. I also boiled the spigot parts and dispensed sanitized liquid from the bottling bucket.
Bottle Cleaning: I ran my dishwasher on the hottest cycle with NO soap to rinse out any junk/soap residues. I bought enough brown bottles from my LHBS shop and placed them in my dishwasher. I used the High Temp, Sani Rinse, Heat Dry mode to do the initial wash with NO dishwasher detergent.
Today I will dunk the bottles in the StarSan solution and then re-hang the bottles upside down in the dishwasher. I also plan to spray StarSan on the dishwasher itself, just for extra precaution.
My plan is to auto-siphon to my bottling bucket w/priming sugar prepared, and then get the bottling bucket on to my countertop next to the dishwasher. Take a Hydro reading. Measure my FG and ABV. Once the bottles have air-dryed, I'll start filling bottles and placing them back into the box. My buddy will probably be responsible for bottle capping, but we'll definitely take turns.
My general plan is to leave these bottles for 3 weeks at room temp (72F). before moving them into a wine fridge (50F) for 1 week to cool and settle the yeast even further.
If anyone sees any holes in my gameplan, I'd appreciate the advice. Thanks for all the previous help/support.
jlanier01
1 - 5 Gallon Bottling Bucket w/Spigot filled with water and 1oz of StarSan
24 - Brown 12 oz Bottles
18 - Brown 30 0z. Bottles
1 - Cleaning Brush
1- Auto-Siphon w/hose attached
1 - Bottling Tube (skinny tube you insert into the beer bottle)
1 - Hydrometer
1 - Friend who volunteered to help me bottle & wants to learn how to brew.
1 - Bottle Brush
60 - Beer Caps
1 - Bag of Priming Sugar
So, I spent some prep time last night getting ready. I prepared my 5 gal. bucket of StarSan and have let the auto-siphon, spoon, bottle brush and bottle caps soak over night. Anything that will touch beer will go into the sanitizer. I also boiled the spigot parts and dispensed sanitized liquid from the bottling bucket.
Bottle Cleaning: I ran my dishwasher on the hottest cycle with NO soap to rinse out any junk/soap residues. I bought enough brown bottles from my LHBS shop and placed them in my dishwasher. I used the High Temp, Sani Rinse, Heat Dry mode to do the initial wash with NO dishwasher detergent.
Today I will dunk the bottles in the StarSan solution and then re-hang the bottles upside down in the dishwasher. I also plan to spray StarSan on the dishwasher itself, just for extra precaution.
My plan is to auto-siphon to my bottling bucket w/priming sugar prepared, and then get the bottling bucket on to my countertop next to the dishwasher. Take a Hydro reading. Measure my FG and ABV. Once the bottles have air-dryed, I'll start filling bottles and placing them back into the box. My buddy will probably be responsible for bottle capping, but we'll definitely take turns.
My general plan is to leave these bottles for 3 weeks at room temp (72F). before moving them into a wine fridge (50F) for 1 week to cool and settle the yeast even further.
If anyone sees any holes in my gameplan, I'd appreciate the advice. Thanks for all the previous help/support.
jlanier01
