This weekend I decided to pick up some more swingtop bottles for my first batch of homebrew. I spotted a few bottles of Flensburger Weizen and Pilsner in my local off-licence. They come in a nice 500ml brown bottle complete with swing tops.
The Weizen was delicious, smooth and fruity, almost sweet. The Pilsner was a little too bitter for me, but maybe tasted stronger because I drank it after the Weizen. I won't be rushing out for more of the Pilsner but will definitely pick up more of the Weizen.
Flensburger - Highly Recommended Weizen |
I only had 7 swingtop bottles so most of my beer went into Cooper's ox-bar plastic bottles, this meant a lot of hand-tightening of plastic screwtops and two massive blisters.
Unfortunately, Cooper's have changed the size of their bottles since making their Beginner Homebrew videos and I ended up bottling with 1 carbonation drop per bottle when I really needed 1.5, I realised this just after bottling. So after reopening and recapping all the bottles my blister is now well and truly shredded. Ouch.
The Inventory - I'm sure it'll all be worth it |
The Amber Nectar |
Now that my first batch of beer is finished and bottled, I just need to wait for it to condition, then label and drink. That should give me a week to come up with a decent label design for 'Coach Boon's Shamrock Moon'