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Sunday, December 6, 2009
Homebrew Round 1 - Bottled and Carbonating
-- A Taste from TheInkFlowsLikeWine.com
In between the two days I headed over to the Holiday Ale Fest, I took the afternoon to bottle my first home brew. The fermentation process had passed over the last two weeks, and I went as far as keeping the heat on in the house while we were in Hawaii to make sure the beer came out right. Upon tasting the beer while I bottled, I believe that it was worth it. Upon comparison from the first batch done with assistance, I believe after being carbonated, this batch will be a close second.
After spending a long hour washing and sterilizing all the bottling gear, and plenty of bottles, my friend Carlos and I sat trying to siphon the fermented beer into a bottling bucket to get the process going. Anyone who knows me knows that my lungs are not my strongest point, so sitting on the floor sucking a thin tube as hard as possible to get the flow going was tough. I was about to pass out from lack of air. After many mouthfuls of sediment and questionable liquid, I finally got the flow going and we were bottling. The bottling process went fine, I sort of ran out of bottles at the end, but only really lost a couple bottles worth.
Overall I'm pumped to see how they taste when carbonated, and I'm glad I took the time to brew with plenty of time to spare until my family arrives for the holidays. I'm keeping my eyes out for January's recipe, and the first home brew of 2010. I hope it will be a monthly event from here on out.
