Seanography

Tuesday is supposed to be the day – 2 weeks after bottling is the recommended time for 2nd stage in-bottle fermentation.

So far things look not too bad. The beer in the bottles looks pretty clear, with the sediment settling in the bottom. When they are opened the carbonisation (?) is known to mix the sediment up in the brew, but apparently this can be minimised by getting the beer super-cold and reducing the bubbles. It’s going to be in-glass drinking anyway, so it will just need to be a case of being careful with the pouring to reduce the sediment in the glass.

30 x 750ml bottles (the 2 with the green ‘x’ on the lids are the last 2 that came out of the fermenter – we tipped it a bit to get these last ones, so there might be extra sludge in these ones) at a cost of the brew kit ($90) works out at about $4/litre, or about $1.50 per beer. Once in production the mixes are $30 – $35 a go, so it works out closer to $0.50 – $0.60 per beer!