Yay, bottling day! Went pretty well, but I have a couple of question.
1) My FG was ~1.015. This was my first brew, so I went with a "True Brew" Pilsener kit. Instructions say my FG should have been 1.010 - 1.012. I followed the kit instructions and left it in the FV for three weeks at a fairly constant 65 deg. I'm not obsessing, but just wondering what I might have done to throw it off. Unfortunately, I didn't do a OG reading, so it may have been off the whole way.
2) While bottling, one of my bottles broke while I was putting the cap on. The top snapped off just below the cap as I was trying to get the capper off. Is this common? The bottles were from a case of Anchor Steam and seemed fine, although I did have to wrestle with the capper a couple of times (it didn't want to release). I also used a few 22oz bottles I bought new, and they seemed much easier to cap. My "used" bottles are more of a tapered neck than a long neck, could that be it?
Regardless, the beer smelled great! It's going to be a tough two weeks to wait to taste the first one. My 9yo daughter had a blast helping by filling the bottles, and she's already planning our next brewing day!
1) My FG was ~1.015. This was my first brew, so I went with a "True Brew" Pilsener kit. Instructions say my FG should have been 1.010 - 1.012. I followed the kit instructions and left it in the FV for three weeks at a fairly constant 65 deg. I'm not obsessing, but just wondering what I might have done to throw it off. Unfortunately, I didn't do a OG reading, so it may have been off the whole way.
2) While bottling, one of my bottles broke while I was putting the cap on. The top snapped off just below the cap as I was trying to get the capper off. Is this common? The bottles were from a case of Anchor Steam and seemed fine, although I did have to wrestle with the capper a couple of times (it didn't want to release). I also used a few 22oz bottles I bought new, and they seemed much easier to cap. My "used" bottles are more of a tapered neck than a long neck, could that be it?
Regardless, the beer smelled great! It's going to be a tough two weeks to wait to taste the first one. My 9yo daughter had a blast helping by filling the bottles, and she's already planning our next brewing day!