Finally got around to bottling my first batch of Pale Ale.
I soaked my bottles in OxyClean to remove them and clean them Friday night thinking I would get to bottle on Saturday night. One thing led to another and I wasn’t able to get to it until Monday.
I can see why people Keg. Not only [...]
Thought it was a good time to revisit easter with some photos I uploaded to flickr.
I decided to make something my wife might enjoy a bit more than the pale ale. Homebrew USA had a Wit recipe that I decided to try. I was pretty excited to get the next batch underway because I was going to do my primary in glass (Thanks, JP for the carboys!).
So on to [...]
So I racked to secondary. The kid in me won out (sorry John!).
I prepped all my gear and got to siphoning. The whole process went pretty smoothly. I did notice a Star San Snake appear out of the top of the carboy, but as I have read numerous times, “Don’t fear the foam!”
I’m still pondering the same question from a few days ago: should I rack to secondary?
Being the newbie that I am, I e-mailed the Brew Dudes mainly asking what my Final Gravity should be and if when I should rack to secondary.
Brew Dude John was kind enough to respond:
“Now, for the secondary. For this brew, I would leave it alone [...]
