and I was hoping for a quick once-over of my intended procedure. Before I begin I will say that hopefully this will be the last time I intend to do it this way since I intend on upgrading my kit to a real set-up soon.
Tools:
My full fermentor
Munton's carb drops
24 brand-new 16oz glass bottles from LHBS
Bottle caps
Bottle capper
1 large bucket to be filled with sanitizer solution
Notes:
This is a Mr Beer WCPA, brewed using the Mr Beer instructions, left in primary for 3 weeks total. Unfortunately, I brewed this
before I found HBT, so I didn't know about using DME and cooling the wort, etc etc etc. I don't have a hydrometer right now, but will be getting one when I upgrade. There hasn't been any noticable activity in the last few days, but there is a small krausen ring so I think I got fermentation.
Process:
1) Inspect bottles for hairline fractures and cracks
2) Give the bottles a healthy wash using unscented detergent
3) Put the bottles and @30 caps in the big bucket o' sanitizer
4) Sanitize the Mr Beer spigot
5) Pull the bottles one by one from the bucket, dumping the sanitizer back in the bucket
6) Drop 4 Muntons tabs in the bottle
7) Fill bottle. Unfortunately, I don't have a bottling wand, so I have to do it the Mr Beer way. I reckon a little ozidation isn't going to hurt this too much, seeing as how it's just a Mr Beer brew
8) Place a sanitized cap on each
9) Crimp caps all at once
10) Gently dry the outside of the bottles and put them in the box.
11) This is the hard part... Ignore them for 3 weeks while they sit at 70F in a dark place
Any thoughts/comments/screams of anguish will be very welcome!
Thanks and Happy Halloween!