So, today I plan on bottling my Dunkelweizen! Its been in the fermenter for 3 weeks. I will take a FG first and make sure its done but I will be surprised if it isnt.
Here is my plan though so since its my first go, I want to run it by you guys. Of course there are a few questions here as well.
-Wash bottles in dishwasher w/no detergent.
-put bottles in star-san solution
-beer is actually in a bottling bucket now. I have another bottling bucket for bottling.
I plan on using my siphon to transfer, should I just use the spigot? I'm assuming less trub with the suphon?
-Boil 2 cups of water w/corn sugar
I have 5 gallons in the fermenter but I'm assuming it wont all be bottleable beer. Should I plan on 4.5g? That comes to 163g of corn sugar?
-put cooled priming sugar in sanitized bucket
-add beer
-Do I need to dry the bottles well before using? Or will a little foam be ok? I dont want to pick up any stragglers on the way
-fill the bottles w/sanitized wand
-cap the bottles w/sanitized caps
-stare at beer impatiently for 3 weeks
-drink beer
Here is my plan though so since its my first go, I want to run it by you guys. Of course there are a few questions here as well.
-Wash bottles in dishwasher w/no detergent.
-put bottles in star-san solution
-beer is actually in a bottling bucket now. I have another bottling bucket for bottling.
I plan on using my siphon to transfer, should I just use the spigot? I'm assuming less trub with the suphon?
-Boil 2 cups of water w/corn sugar
I have 5 gallons in the fermenter but I'm assuming it wont all be bottleable beer. Should I plan on 4.5g? That comes to 163g of corn sugar?
-put cooled priming sugar in sanitized bucket
-add beer
-Do I need to dry the bottles well before using? Or will a little foam be ok? I dont want to pick up any stragglers on the way
-fill the bottles w/sanitized wand
-cap the bottles w/sanitized caps
-stare at beer impatiently for 3 weeks
-drink beer