Brown Ale

I bottled my brown ale today and took a warm, uncarbonated taste. MMMMM. It's going to be good - thank God. I've had too many misfires, and it's about time one went right. The beers will condition for about a month before they are served, and I think they'll be fantastic. The color was a nice deep brown but very clear after two weeks in the secondary fermenter. I'm still getting used to the giant kettle I have, which steams off a lot of water during the boil. I need to up the boil size to 6.5 gallons to make sure I get a nice 5 gallon batch. This one turned out at 4.5 gallons and made only 45 bottles. Still, that was a good thing because the beer ended up a touch stronger as a result.