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Well the bottling went easier than i expected. I just ran a short 2in length of hose to the bottling wand from the bucket and placed the bucket on a table. Made the bottle filling easy, and i enlisted a buddies help to cap while i filled. Tried the beer this past weekend and it turned out...

No problem. You should notice in the kit that there are some steps to clarify the wine before bottling. That should give a nice cake at the bottom. I actually racked into a secondary carboy to age a bit before bottling, which helped to not stir up that sediment with the racking cane.

I'm bottling in the AM, so ill try to find this thread in about 2 weeks to let you guy know! I hope its good

Well sounds like I should have nothing to worry about! Good deal. I bottle today so ill see what it tastes like in 2 weeks. Thanks

I also made a Barolo a few years ago for my first kit. Is / was the wine still cloudy and murky when you racked into the secondary? If so you're fine, it will start to settle and leave the lees at the bottom after you at the metabisulfite i believe....or whatever else is included in the kit that...

So i have a Hefeweizen extract kit from NB, and the directions outline a partial boil so it can be done easily at home. Since i made this with a co worker who has a very nice setup we decided to go with a full boil and do it at once. After doing some reading i realized that i forgot to see...

Hey thanks! I was looking at kegging, but i dont have the space in my apartment for keg fridge....so bottling for now, unless i find some craigslist score and just make space!

I've been warned. Haha setting aside the spare bathroom for the bottles while they sit. Just in case they decide to let loose.

Very nice. Good to see fellow brewers in the area. I plan to bottle my first batch this weekend, hope it turns out.

That's the plan. I've got a Hefeweizen right now fermenting, and i plan on a few more extract kits. I'm cheating a bit since im using a co-workers equipment who has it all set up for large batch all grain....makes my trial and error process easy. Who know's maybe he'll sell to me when he...

Where at? Im living in DSM right now. Haha my wife says i get a little obsessed, but at least with brewing i can drink my hobby

Thanks for the replies! I'm used to primary 6.5 wine and 5 gal secondary, which i didn't have and just used an inert gas to displace. I don't think ill give up making wine, but i can sure see adding beer to my list of things to make, its just too much fun! Right now I'm soaking up the info...

So i have been making wine kits at home for a few years. Even made 120 bottles for my wedding a few years back :) Anyway i have the usual equipment for wine: 7.9 gallon primary buckets, 6.5 gallon glass carboys etc. I've been told that it's better to have 5 gallon carboys for the...

Well i have been making kit wines at home on and off for a few years, and just this past weekend decided to try my hand at beers! I used the equipment a co-worker has to try an extract brew of a Bavarian Hefeweizen. It's fermenting now and i can't wait to try it. Seeing his set-up which...