Re: My first Ale is in my closet

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Hi ,
You may want to siphon the beer off of the sediment after the foam
on top has subsided ( usually within 3 days ) . The sediment can
produce some very bitter flavors in your beer . Just use a vinyl
hose that has been soaked in weak bleach/water solution and don't
put the end into the sediment .
Also , put your beer somewhere dark . Exposure to light is what
produces the "skunky" smell in Rolling Rock , Heinekin and other
beers bottled in green or clear glass .
Good luck

--- "ramjammn" wrote:
> I started two 2L bottles of an Amber Ale today.
>
> 120 ounces of bottled spring water
> 9 ounces of John Bull Hopped Amber extract malt
> 9 ounces of Light Dry Malt Extract
> 1 ounce (It was all I had) of corn sugar
>
> Boiled mixture for 20 minutes. Cooled in ice bath.
> yeast was pitched at around 76deg. I tasted the wort
> and it could have been stronger.I will try making
> it stronger on my next batch. I put apx 52 ounces
> in each bottle. One thing that concerns me is all
> the debris on the bottom of each bottle. I will keep
> you all posted on results.



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