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Posted by: Makebeer on 1/19/2012 | 9 Comments

Your home brew is done fermenting and it’s time to start bottling the culmination of your time and effort. Now for those of us who have a couple of brews under their belts this seems relatively easy. But for an inexperienced brewer bottling your first beer can be a little intimidating.  You might be wondering how full do I fill my bottles or how do I bottle without making a mess. Bellow are some tips for making sure the your first bottling day is a success. 

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By Makebeer on Best Extra Stout:
"@max mcclain. The complete beer package that we sell that produces the highest alcohol percentage is the Complete Sparkling Ale package. The recipe about is also good one. You could also get the Australian Pale and use 1 can of unhopped light malt syrup and 500 grams of dextrose. Just to keep it simple." Read more
By Makebeer on Bottling Day:
"@Bob I would force carbonate your beer instead of using the carbonation drops. How big is your keg? Standard Cornelius kegs are 5 gallons. This will leave about a gallon of extra beer to bottle. Use the carbonation drops in the bottles. If you want to naturally carb the beer in your keg, use about 1/4 cup of corn sugar (dextrose) boiled with a 1/4 cup of water. Add to keg first. Add the beer. Seal. Leave at room temperature for a week while the yeast produces CO2." Read more
By max mcclain on Best Extra Stout:
"ive just started my first batch using the mr beer kit but im so impressed with the coopers kit ive ordered it also, im wondering what kind of refill to order to get a little more alcohol content without any more processing as I am new to brewing,this is my firsr attempt and id like to keep it as simple as possible thanks in advance. max" Read more

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