Author's preface: My first bottling run was not a fun endeavour. I didn't know what the hell I was doing, how far to fill the bottles and worst of all, the bottling attachment that came with my starter kit was of inferior quality. I spilled a good couple of pints on the speaker cone of my Bass Amp, let me tell you that much.
The beer has finally been bottled and thank god that's over! I learned a few things this run. First of all, net time it would pay to do the bottling over the sink instead of atop my bass amp! I got a little splash damage (just a little?) on the speaker cone, but if it ends up smelling like beer, it's not the worst thing to happen.
Speaking of smell, the beer smells delicious! Maybe its something in the finings (probably not!), but it has taken on an almost ginger beery aroma. At this stage, it's got a colour that resembles liquefaction, but you can't have everything.
Anywho, the washing and sterilizing was a pain in the arse. There's got to be a better way! Although I'm sure it would be harmless, I didn't really trust the 'no rinse' claims of the sterilizer, so I rinsed away the leftover foam.
Here's the weird thing; after filling 30 bottles (and spilling a bit on the amp!), I still had about 800ml of beer and some carbonation drops. I hope I didn't add too much water and I was damn sure I put 2 drops to every bottle. Nevertheless, I filled the remaining brew to a sterilized Coke bottle and - just for shits and giggles - gave it a double dose of carbonation drops. KABOOM!!!
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