The Mad Hatter
Well-Known Member
This is my first batch that I brewed six weeks ago. The taste is OK, it has a bit of bitterness to it. The beer is sort of carbed. I used two cups of water in 3/4 cups of corn sugar to prime the bottles. I heated the water to disolve the sugar but did not boil it. I then cooled it off and put it into the botteling bucket and racked on top of the beer, then bottled. I do not think I stirred during the botteling, dont excatly remember. It has been in the basement for three weeks now in the bottles. My basement is about 65*. I am thinking that it may take up to two more weeks at that temp. What do you guys think? This was a very basic bottom of the line coopers pre hopped extrect in the can. I would appreciate any advice, but I think my basement may be to cold for three week conditioning, maybe closer to five?