McLovinmylife
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Hey Guys,
Myself and a friend have just started our first batch using a partial extract and we are coming up to the time when we think we will need to bottle soon. I have a few questions about bottling, priming, and knowing when to bottle. I read through the sticky, but still feel a little lost.
We are brewing a partial extract in a bucket fermentor w/ 3 piece airlock., but do not not have a spigot at the bottom of the bucket. We plan to use a cyphon.
What is the best way to determine when the beer is done fermenting and its time to bottle?
Should we purchase and auto cyhpon rather than trying to start the cyphon some other way? Whats the advantage to the auto cyhpon? Will we be able to bottle just using the cyphon and a clamp?
We plan to prime it with Dextrose that we have left over from our brew. Assuming we get the ratio right. How long can we store the beer in bottles? Does it need to be chilled right away? Since there are no preservatives what will our shelf life look like?
Sorry for all the questions, were just a little lost at this point and would love some guidance. Obviously our setup needs some tweaking for convience, but were just focused on what we have now.
Thanks,
McLovin
Myself and a friend have just started our first batch using a partial extract and we are coming up to the time when we think we will need to bottle soon. I have a few questions about bottling, priming, and knowing when to bottle. I read through the sticky, but still feel a little lost.
We are brewing a partial extract in a bucket fermentor w/ 3 piece airlock., but do not not have a spigot at the bottom of the bucket. We plan to use a cyphon.
What is the best way to determine when the beer is done fermenting and its time to bottle?
Should we purchase and auto cyhpon rather than trying to start the cyphon some other way? Whats the advantage to the auto cyhpon? Will we be able to bottle just using the cyphon and a clamp?
We plan to prime it with Dextrose that we have left over from our brew. Assuming we get the ratio right. How long can we store the beer in bottles? Does it need to be chilled right away? Since there are no preservatives what will our shelf life look like?
Sorry for all the questions, were just a little lost at this point and would love some guidance. Obviously our setup needs some tweaking for convience, but were just focused on what we have now.
Thanks,
McLovin