Kayos
Well-Known Member
I am trying to hold off on getting the whole "real" setup until I can find a little more space and money for it....so with that disclaimer, here goes...
I bottled my first batch of Mr. Beer a week ago and have since been reading up and trying to find out how to make it better. It is very cloudy and the bottles have a bunch of sediment.
1. I was thinking of getting a second Mr. Beer keg and using it as my secondary fermentor so I could bottle off of that and still gain some of the clarity. Is this a fair idea? If I do this, should I pour back into the first (cleaned) before bottling to improve the clarity even more, or just bottle off the second?
2. I am finding a lot of tips for us newbies about going against the directions that come with the Mr. Beer kit. Can someone list them all in one place? How long to boil the wort, how long to primary ferment, how long to secondary ferment and how long to keep in bottles for best flavor before drinking are the ones I think I've seen so far.
Thanks!!!
I bottled my first batch of Mr. Beer a week ago and have since been reading up and trying to find out how to make it better. It is very cloudy and the bottles have a bunch of sediment.
1. I was thinking of getting a second Mr. Beer keg and using it as my secondary fermentor so I could bottle off of that and still gain some of the clarity. Is this a fair idea? If I do this, should I pour back into the first (cleaned) before bottling to improve the clarity even more, or just bottle off the second?
2. I am finding a lot of tips for us newbies about going against the directions that come with the Mr. Beer kit. Can someone list them all in one place? How long to boil the wort, how long to primary ferment, how long to secondary ferment and how long to keep in bottles for best flavor before drinking are the ones I think I've seen so far.
Thanks!!!