callmebruce
Well-Known Member
Got a nice Pilsner from the LHBS. Paid attention getting it started. Did 14 days in a primary. Transferred to secondary. Temps got a little warmer, so I put the better bottle in a large bucket, put ice-filled bottles around it and a beach towel over the bucket to keep it cold. Changed the ice out every few days.
Brought it in. Transferred to a bottling bucket. It was less than 5 gallons, so I figured I'd boil some water and top it off. Didn't quite notice that the bottling bucket wasn't quite sitting flat and true in the sink.
Ended up with 54 bottles of watered down beer, with an extra mug full for tasting.
Lesson learned? I'll put 5 gallon measuring lines on my primary bucket and secondary bucket, and make darn sure the buckets are on a flat surface before topping off!
Anyone want a pre-prohibition style American Pilsner, properly brewed and lagered - then watered down? (oh well, I learned something. And I've had watered down beer before, lol).
Brought it in. Transferred to a bottling bucket. It was less than 5 gallons, so I figured I'd boil some water and top it off. Didn't quite notice that the bottling bucket wasn't quite sitting flat and true in the sink.
Ended up with 54 bottles of watered down beer, with an extra mug full for tasting.
Lesson learned? I'll put 5 gallon measuring lines on my primary bucket and secondary bucket, and make darn sure the buckets are on a flat surface before topping off!
Anyone want a pre-prohibition style American Pilsner, properly brewed and lagered - then watered down? (oh well, I learned something. And I've had watered down beer before, lol).