Bottling Day (night in this case): Friday, March 18th 2011

We started the brew two weeks ago and the fermentation has finished. With Dave’s bachelor party just two weeks away, it was time to bottle. 

Once again Daryn and Rachel were awesome and had everything set up and ready to go. That way when Kevyn and Craig got there we could right to bottling.

Opening the Fermenter:

The Beer:

Siphoning the Beer to the Bottling Bucket:

Bottling the Beer:

Capping the Bottles:

The Finished Product:

Brewing Day (night in this case): Friday, March 4th 2011

We made Ball and Chain Brown Ale as a special beer for Dave’s bachelor party. It is in the style of an English nut brown ale. We used a kit from Northern Brewer (the kit).

Daryn was awesome and had everything set up and ready to go. That way when Kevyn and Craig got there we could right to brewing.

Steeping the Specialty Grains:

Stirring in the malt extract:

Adding the hops:

Cooling the wort:

Transferring the wort to the fermenter:

Pitching the Yeast: