LouisianaVince
Well-Known Member
I brewed 5 gallons of American Pale Ale (extract kit from Listermann's) on Oct. 22. I bottled tonight. My SG was 1.017, if I did the math right for the temperature conversion. My brother (beer4breakfast) gave me TONS of good tips to make the process go smoothly. Of course, I still ended up spilling several ounces on the kitchen floor and on myself trying to get that last little bit through the tube. But that's ok. I got 49 12-oz. bottles and had a few oz. left...so I drank it! Of course, with no carbonation, it wasn't wonderful, but the flavor was right. I think this will be good beer in a few weeks! My birthday is on Thanksgiving, and it'll be 18 days in the bottle. I'll test one then. But I'm waiting until December to really start drinking it.