Bottling

Dave got his batch bottled on Friday. He took a break from the holiday festivities and filled 36 twelve ouncers. That's 3.375 gallons of beer, a gallon shy of our goal. There was heavy sediment in the bucket. He was able to capture most of the yeast for future use.

I dropped off the empty five gallon keg last night. He and Mike will do the transfer from the fermenting bucket and then bring it back to my house to store in the cooler for lagering. They will also bottle up Mike's batch. I'll be taking care of some family business and won't be able to join in the beer fun.

We tasted Dave's beer. Yes, it's beer. It, of course, needs time in the bottle for carbonation but it will be a refreshing summer wheat style when finished. It's almost like we knew what we were doing. By Christmas we should be able to be drinking two out of three of the brews from the initial batch. It's time to start thinking NEXT recipe.