g0dolphins
Well-Known Member
I bottled my first batch of home brew this past Saturday, and everything seems to be going well:
-My FG reading was 1.0125
-Color looked very typical of a Pale Ale (Coopers)
-No malodorous scents
The carboy was siphoned down to approximately 1 ¼ inch as there was sediment that just leveled itself to the uneven glass shape of the bottom. It wasnt cloudy at all, just this layer of raw bread dough textured sediment. Prior to bottling, I did bring to a boil 16 oz. of water and added ¾ cup corn sugar, letting it continue for 5 minutes. This I added to the bottling bucket as I transferred the beer before bottling. Like I said, the whole process seemed by the book, but I have these two questions for the brew masters:
-Should there have been more sediment in the carboy, and should it have had a cloudy appearance towards the bottom?
-The corn sugar literally evaporated in the water. To me it looked just like water as I added it. Is this typical?
Up next, hopefully my last kit (Coopers Porter) before I begin experimenting with extract brewing sans the kit.
Cheers!
Steve
-My FG reading was 1.0125
-Color looked very typical of a Pale Ale (Coopers)
-No malodorous scents
The carboy was siphoned down to approximately 1 ¼ inch as there was sediment that just leveled itself to the uneven glass shape of the bottom. It wasnt cloudy at all, just this layer of raw bread dough textured sediment. Prior to bottling, I did bring to a boil 16 oz. of water and added ¾ cup corn sugar, letting it continue for 5 minutes. This I added to the bottling bucket as I transferred the beer before bottling. Like I said, the whole process seemed by the book, but I have these two questions for the brew masters:
-Should there have been more sediment in the carboy, and should it have had a cloudy appearance towards the bottom?
-The corn sugar literally evaporated in the water. To me it looked just like water as I added it. Is this typical?
Up next, hopefully my last kit (Coopers Porter) before I begin experimenting with extract brewing sans the kit.
Cheers!
Steve