I'm stoked. I just bottled 48 Pilsners tonight. I had about 3 or 4 beers left over in my bottling bucket. I need to pay more attention to when I brewing my wort next time so I don't dilute the beer as much. I tried a little cup of my brew and it tasted a little watery but wasn't too bad. I'm just happy so far that I didn't completely mess it up the first time. I can't wait to drink one. How long do you all recommend for a pilsner to condition in the bottle?
Bottled my first batch tonight!
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histo320
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I try one immediately after brewing...you get a sense of what the final beer will taste like, then one every week until about 3 or 4 weeks after, then it really starts to taste yummy!
I'll be honest I would have to force myself to finish a whole beer after sampling what I had. For one it wasn't that cold. 2) It was flat as can get out 3) It was a little watered down tasting.
ifishsum
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I've noticed the watered down taste pre-carbonation. I bet you won't notice it after proper conditioning and carbonating. You didn't bottle the last 3-4 bottles worth?
What do you mean you had 3-4 beers left in your bucket? you didn't bottle it?
alpo
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lol
well, for future reference, 5 gal = 53 12oz beers
well, for future reference, 5 gal = 53 12oz beers
thanks:rockin:
I ran out of bottles.
OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...eek!
For future reference always have a few more bottles and caps on hand than you need, depending on the amount of trub in that particular batch of beer you could run slightly less or slightly more than 2 cases of beer...
Especially if you use my bottling bucket dip tube design in this thread...
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/revvys-tips-bottler-first-time-otherwise-94812/
ChickenSoop
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I tasted my beer before bottling....
It was like finding an old leftover beer in the morning - open and half drunk - and drinking it... warm and flat, and watery - like 25 cent draft night at the pub.
It was like finding an old leftover beer in the morning - open and half drunk - and drinking it... warm and flat, and watery - like 25 cent draft night at the pub.
