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Hi Guys
Well the lager has been syphoned off from the its original bin, and is now in a pressure bin (Sorry Greg had to get one locally, couldnt wait !!)with an airlock on.
So i'm going to leave it in the garage now for a week @ 8 degrees - thats as cold as i can go as much as i would love on the missus wont let me get a dedicated beer fridge!. I would leave it longer but the only weekend I'm at home for the next few weekends in next week, so will need to bottle then.
Tasted ok in a sort of rough warm way (got a mouthful whilst beginning the syphon), so fingers crossed could turn out ok. I have a little bottler, but if anyone has any wise words of wisdon on bottling, my ears will gratefully receive them! I'm going to mix some sugar and warm water in the bottom of the bin with a tap on to bottle from. is this the best way to prime?
Cheers
Mike
Mike
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Posted 2 years ago by Moderator
Id mix the sugar with a glass of the actual beer, not water. Or alternativly you sould ude 1/2 tsp sugar in each bottle (500ml).
Ta,
Nath
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Posted 2 years ago by Moderator
I usually make a syrup on the hop (sugar and water) bring to boil and cool, place cooled syrup into bottling bucket and syphon beer on to the syrup (this will mix it into the beer)
The little bottler will save you lots of time and is a fantastic product!!
Dan
Posted 2 years ago by Admin
I follow the same process as Dan. I guess using a small amount of wort is probably better but I can't usually be bothered as its easier to boil up a small amount of water and sugar. Always works fine.
Priming individual bottles is a real pain and messy. Little bottlers are the only way, you will not look back and you'll wonder who you ever did without.
Greg
Posted 2 years ago by Member
If it is the cost that stops your missus from letting you get a dedicated beer fridge, then do what I did and pick up an old one up on ebay, cost me £1!! Or try freecycle.
I added a proper thermostatic controller (just controls the mains feed to the fridge) like this for £30:
link
Works a treat for fermenting and "lagering" a lager. The controller will also handle a heater so you can put one of those in teh fridge as well if you want total control.
Mine is just sat in the garage, so I suppose I might need a heater in there are well if I fermented in it over the winter months.
Simon
Posted 2 years ago by Member
Right chaps, bottling day today.
The syrup. was it 175g of sugar and 300ml water. boil to a syrup then leave to cool and put in the bottom of the bottling bin?
Cheers
Mike
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