Bottling!

Bottled two batches today: 5.1 gallons of Red 3.01 and 4.5 gallons of APA 1.01.

As you can probably tell from the version control numbers, both are variations on previous batches - refinements if you will.

Red 3.01 varies from its predecessor Red 3 in that it uses East Kent Goldings hops instead of Liberty, and was mashed at a slightly higher temperature (154 instead of 151). I'm hoping this will address some of the body issues it suffered from previously. It had an original gravity of 1.056 and a final gravity of 1.017, giving it an ABV of 5.1%. I primed it with 3 ounces of dextrose, aiming for about 2.1 volumes of CO2.

APA 1.01 varies from its predecessor in that I decided to FWH for the first time ever. That's pretty much it. It had an original gravity of 1.062 and a final gravity of 1.015, giving it an ABV of 6.2%. I primed with 3.5 ounces of dextrose, aiming for about 2.3 volumes of CO2.

I had run out of whirfloc when brewing Red 3.01, and it's got a pronounced haze that makes me sad. Hopefully she can make up for it with a great personality.

APA 1.01, however, will suffer through no misfortune in life. She looks gorgeous, like the prettiest belle at the ball. My only concern is how the FWH will turn out - will she be beautiful, but vacuous? Only time will tell. And by time, I mean a couple of weeks for bottle conditioning to take hold, whereupon I will ravish them both mercilessly.