Woodland
Well-Known Member
I just bottled my first brew yesterday, 2 cases of Brewers Best Red Ale. Things seem to be going well thus so far. A little under a week in primary and two full weeks in secondary. FG was around 1.015 and it tasted pretty good, very smooth and citrusy. I sanitized my pre-washed bottles in the dishwasher and filled the bottles right on the open door of the dishwasher, nice neat process. The only thing I'm a little concerned about is that I managed slosh some beer around with the siphon when mixing with the priming sugar, plus things seemed a bit turbid when I filled the bottles with the wand. From what I've heard and read the end of the world is not at hand, everyone tends to be a bit paranoid about oxygenation and/or infection, which I can understand. At any rate, I'm putting my worries aside and patiently awaiting to sample my first bottle. Can I wait two weeks? Probably not.
I brew my next batch of American Amber Ale on Friday. I'm going to be adding Irish Moss during the boil and give it 3 full weeks in primary then straight to the bottles. I'll see if this improves my clarity.
I brew my next batch of American Amber Ale on Friday. I'm going to be adding Irish Moss during the boil and give it 3 full weeks in primary then straight to the bottles. I'll see if this improves my clarity.