I received a Mr. Beer kit for Christmas and began the process the next day. I did all the mixing and let the keg sit in a dark, room temperature area for a little over a week before I bottled. Bottling was more fun than mixing, and I only can imagine that tasting will be the best part.
I lined up my empty soldiers on the counter and sanitized them with the provided mix. I looked at the plastic keg filled with two gallons of beer and thought: one day I will consume most of you, and then I can start this process again. This blew away all the toys I ever got when I was a kid with the exception of the Tyco ‘Heads-Up’ Remote Control Car and my Nintendo 64; Mr. Beer is my first ‘big people’ toy.
Sanitizing was completed, and now I had to add a small amount of sugar to each bottle to aid in the carbonation process. I began to pour from the keg into each bottle and lined them up again on the counter. Before screwing on the caps, I took a funnel and added enough beer to each bottle to even them out. I wanted to get as much into each as possible.
When the levels were right I screwed on the caps and flipped them each a few times to mix the sugar. I placed them back in the box and put them down cellar in a warmer area where they will sit for at least another week. After that we have lift off and then I can get into the aging process. This is best science experiment- I’m keeping a ‘Beer Journal’ so I can compare each beer I make and record what works and doesn’t. As Sam Adams says, “Take Pride in Your Beer”.
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