Bottling my cranberry pale ale home brew
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Well, it has been three weeks since brewing my first batch of home brew, the cranberry pale ale. Steph ordered some one liter bottles from Mr. Beer for me. Here are the steps to bottle the beer.
1) Check the keg to make sure it everything has settled to the bottom (yeast, etc.)
2) Pour about 1 oz. into a cup and try it. The beer should not be sweet at all.
3) You must use bottles that are made for bottling beer, or used bottles that have previously held liquid with carbonation.
4) Sanitize all bottles.
5) Next, you must add a specific amount of white granulated sugar to each bottle, the amount depends on the size of the bottle. This sugar is called the “priming sugar”, and will give the yeast enough fermentable material to continue the fermentation process inside of the bottles. This secondary fermentation is used to produce the carbon dioxide needed to carbonate the beer.
6) Once the sugar is in the bottles, use the tap on the Mr. Beer keg and fill each bottle about two inches from the top.
7) Shake each bottle gently to dissolve the sugar.
8) Place bottles out of direct sunlight and in a room with a stable temperature. Allow a minimum of 7 days at a temperature between 68 - 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
9) After a week, I will put the beer into the fridge for cold conditioning, or lagering. You can condition the beer for up to 4 months, but I will condition it for maybe 1 week. I am anxious to try it.
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I am quite excited for you. Let me know how it tastes.