I finally got around to bottling my lager on Friday night. Well, actually it was still fermenting when I checked it on Wednesday so I left it a bit longer. It was in the fermenter for a total of 12 days before bottling!
This is also my first attempt at bottling in glass. I soaked the bottles in a steriliser overnight on Wednesday, rinsed them on Thursday then bottled and capped on Friday night. It went quicker than I expected it would considering the number of small bottles needed for a batch. I ended up with 40 small (340ml or 375ml) bottles and twelve 700ml bottles. Listening to the sounds of Pink Floyd probably helped the time pass!
Now I will have to wait a minimum of 2 weeks before they are drinkable.
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This is where the lager started.
4 thoughts on “Lager brew bottling”
Davide Grosina
(17 May 2010 - 00:39)…can I get a 6 pack posted to my Italian address please? Hang on, i'll have a T-shirt and a few gadgets too if you don't mind! 😉
Davide
(17 May 2010 - 07:39)…can I get a 6 pack posted to my Italian address please? Hang on, i'll have a T-shirt and a few gadgets too if you don't mind!
Delwynne Fife
(17 May 2010 - 21:22)No prob. But will you be home to sign for them? Else somebody might drink them before you get back!
Delwynne
(18 May 2010 - 04:22)No prob. But will you be home to sign for them? Else somebody might drink them before you get