BOTTLE YOUR BREW - PAGE 1!



Ok, let's rock! First, since the yeast have converted all the food (sugars) you gave them in the original boil, we need to give them a tiny bit more so they will carbonate the beer in the bottle. Dissolve the package of priming sugar in 2 c. water and boil for 5 minutes. Let cool.


 
Add the cooled sugar water to the bottling bucket (the one on the floor), making sure the spigot is tightly screwed in place! Siphon the finished brew from the secondary bucket (the one on the chair) in with the sugar solution. See how clear it is?! I guess the gypsum, irish moss, and gelatine really worked! There is a small amount of sediment in the bottom(about 1/2 inch), so be careful to leave it behind as the level of the brew drops.


 
Here's what the finished brew looks like! It smells great! If it was a little colder, I might be tempted to dip my beer mug in and take a swig... oh wait, it hasn't been carbonated yet! Flat beer is nasty!



Once again, sterilize everything! All your tools, EVERY last bottle! Yeah I know, you might feel the need to cut corners, and spending your weekend sterilizing 60 empty beer bottles isn't my idea of FUN either! But hey, you've come this far, don't do anything to screw it up now!



Almost DONE!





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