Continued from Part 2
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Alcohol: Origins |
It took no time at all for '
916' to start fermenting. At first I thought since this was a lighter colored beer, and my ABV was low I would have no danger of blow off. Burton Ale yeast proved me wrong once again. I had to install blowoff tubes on all 4 of my vessels within the first two days of fermentation.
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Looks like sweet nectar |
It took the usual 2 weeks for this to get down to the target gravity of
1.010. This beer was
5% ABV.
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Hydrometer close up |
Since there was so much beer to bottle, I divided up the bottling operation over a few days. I took care of the two 1 gallon fermenters first. I got 13 12-oz bottles total from that.
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Time to siphon off the first fermenter |
During this bottling operation, I discovered how useful Oxyclean is to delabel bottles. Throw and soak the bottles in a solution containing it for a few minutes, and the labels peel right off. Of course, since it is a basic solution, a little squirt with some Star San afterwards to neutralize and sanitize it finishes up the job.
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You can see how much got on the lid. |
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Looks amazing from this angle |
Due to the large volume from this brew, I divided up the two 5 gallon fermenters into separate days. I needed a lot more glass then I originally had stockpiled.
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Dish washer putting in some work |
In total, I was able to bottle 70 12-oz bottles, 17 22-oz bottles, and 1 750ml bottle. Fun fact: some sparkling wine bottles can be capped with standard homebrewing bottle caps.
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Day 1 of bottling |
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Day 2 of bottling |
It took about a week for this delicious honey flavored brew to carbonate.
I did a side-by-side taste test of this brew with the one I was trying to replicate. Comparatively, my brew was a lot malter, with definite notes of honey, while 805 had slightly more hop flavor (but not significant) and less maltiness.
This one brew I'll enjoy for a long time. Cheers!
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