I started my first batch tonight in the Mr. Beer Kit. It is West Coast Pale Ale with standard booster(it'll be an all-malt recipe next time). While I was brewing I sipped on a sixer of Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen. Not a bad beer at all.
I made sure everything was sanitized and I follow the directions as close as possible. I'm planning on fermenting for 14 days and bottling in 16oz swing-top style bottles that I will be ordering tomorrow from mid-west supplies. Then conditioning for another 2 weeks. I did noticed while sanitizing the fermenter that the spigot on the kit is pretty much junk. It seems like when bottling you have to tip the whole thing up to get the bottom of the jug and would stir up a lot of sediment.
Will the alternative spigot and bottle filler from Mr. Beer help with this??
Any input or suggestions would be appreciated. I can't wait to learn more and become addicted(more than I already am anyway)?!
I made sure everything was sanitized and I follow the directions as close as possible. I'm planning on fermenting for 14 days and bottling in 16oz swing-top style bottles that I will be ordering tomorrow from mid-west supplies. Then conditioning for another 2 weeks. I did noticed while sanitizing the fermenter that the spigot on the kit is pretty much junk. It seems like when bottling you have to tip the whole thing up to get the bottom of the jug and would stir up a lot of sediment.
Will the alternative spigot and bottle filler from Mr. Beer help with this??
Any input or suggestions would be appreciated. I can't wait to learn more and become addicted(more than I already am anyway)?!