{"id":129,"date":"2012-04-09T18:54:35","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T01:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slingmeabeer.wordpress.com\/?p=129"},"modified":"2012-04-09T18:54:35","modified_gmt":"2012-04-10T01:54:35","slug":"every-day-im-bottlin-bottlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ajgonzo.com\/?p=129","title":{"rendered":"Every Day I&#8217;m Bottlin Bottlin&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:2080\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-36-577x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-814\" width=\"210\" height=\"373\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I was thrilled to find that it was time to bottle&#8230; but shocked to realize my\u00a0negligence\u00a0had made me neglect taking some tests of the final gravity *Gasp*. Alas it was not all that bad. What should have been an initial gravity in the ballpark of 1.052 and a final gravity of 1.015 resulted in a final gravity of 1.012. Nothing wrong with that and I can live with it. \u00a0The color was excellent on this batch and basically what I expected from a Porter. \u00a0The recipe kit was a AHS Anniversary Porter Extract Kit. \u00a01\/2lb Chocolate Malt, 1\/2 lb 2-row Malt, 1\/4lb De-bittered Black Malt, 1\/2 lb Caraamber Malt, 7lbs Pale Extract, 2oz willamette for bittering, 3\/4oz Hallertau for flavor and 1\/4oz Hallertau for aroma.<\/p>\n<p>To avoid the problem I noticed with the carbonation in the Brown Ale batch (lack of carbonation in some and extra in others) I gave it a tender stir during racking. \u00a0This had two things I have not experienced as of yet.<\/p>\n<p>1. My silicone tubing popped off of the bottling bucket spigot&#8230; lucky me it dropped down into my catch below (7.9gallon primary fermenter). Note to self, throw a strip of electric tape on the tube to give it added reinforcement as a precaution, or get another means.<\/p>\n<p>2. My capper was capping crooked. \u00a0I noticed some were off center as well as when i did the tip trick they leaked and bubbled. I lowered the end of my capper and sure enough the end piece was unscrewing (who would have thought it screwed). This made me have to do a cap test on almost all my bottles. Sure enough I caught about 7 bottles with a leak. I quickly recapped em and poof, problem solved.<\/p>\n<p>I can hardly wait to unleash the fury of this batch on my taste buds but alas I have some waiting to do.<\/p>\n<p>As a side note, I have continued my new tradition of bottling one small bottle in an old tonic water bottle to allow for a clear view of the clearing process as well as a means to check the carbonation. Check this little beauty out!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>AJ from future 11\/2019: Narrator voice &#8220;it wasnt a tradition&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:2080\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-37-577x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-815\" width=\"195\" height=\"347\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was thrilled to find that it was time to bottle&#8230; but shocked to realize my\u00a0negligence\u00a0had made me neglect taking some tests of the final gravity *Gasp*. Alas it was not all that bad. 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