Heineken
Well-Known Member
I did my first bottling last night. Everything went great except I went to cap a commercial bottle (Pilners Urquell) and found out the neck would not work with my bottle capper. Therefore, 12 of my bottles could not be capped. Luckily, I had only filled one of these bottles before trying to cap unsuccessfully. I would not have wanted to pour back into the bottling bucket.
The good news, I had some extra bottles so I was only about 2 bottles short. Thus, I 'had to' drink a couple of beers so I could reuse the bottles. I had a few Sierra Nevada ESBs which I enjoyed thoroughly while bottling my first batch.
So noobies, make sure you test your bottles before you begin bottling to make sure you can cap them.
Overall, great experience making my first brew. Now the hard part...waiting for carbonation.
The good news, I had some extra bottles so I was only about 2 bottles short. Thus, I 'had to' drink a couple of beers so I could reuse the bottles. I had a few Sierra Nevada ESBs which I enjoyed thoroughly while bottling my first batch.
So noobies, make sure you test your bottles before you begin bottling to make sure you can cap them.
Overall, great experience making my first brew. Now the hard part...waiting for carbonation.