After weeks of sitting in the closet, my
Burton Bomber was ready to bottle!
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| A nice brown color |
As I mentioned in the brew day post, I planned to take a sample of my brew in a growler to take home on my vacation. When I popped the top, I noticed that it was still fermenting (but slowly). The gravity of the brew then compared to today was slightly higher. Still, it surprised me that it wasn't done after the 4 days I thought it would be finished it.
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| Getting ready to dispense |
It also surprised me that the fermenter didn't cause any blowoff issues. I think this might be due to both the low temperatures in December along with a lower starting gravity than most of my brews. It seems as
Burton Ale yeast only explodes when certain conditions are met. Regardless, I must always prepare for the worst with this strain.
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| Siphoning away! |
Bottling went without any issues. I was slightly concerned I would not have enough bottles to put all the beer into, but there ended up being 2 empty bottles left over. I'll need to replenish my supply before I bottle my next batch.
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| There is a definite need to prop up that bottling bucket |
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| Some of the bottles awaiting capping |
The final gravity of this brew was 1.015, giving it
4% ABV.
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| Total yield (minus that drunk from the growler) |
I was able to bottle 37 12oz bottles and 3 22oz bottles. Coupled with the beer I drank from the growler, this is ~4.2 gallons. I'll post a photo when this brew becomes carbonated. Until then, cheers!
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