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Raymond

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Hi I have been making my own wines for some years, I have now done some cider, lager and bitter, I have just completed a batch of Fullers ESB, my question is, would it be possible to bottle this beer when ready or would I just be making beer bombs? the beer is not a kit its hops and barley, the reason I ask is I only brew for myself, or for christmas or a party , and I think it would last longer in beer bottles, thanks Tony.
 
The normal practice is to ferment for two weeks, then bottle and condition in the bottles for at least 4 weeks before drinking. You can either prime in the bottles (1.5 - 2g of sugar in each bottle), or disolve 60-80g sugar in boiling water, allow to cool and add to the beer in a secondary fermenter or bottling bucket before bottling beer.
 
The beer is ready to bottle when fermentation is complete and you take two FG readings a couple days in a row and the FG reading doesn't change. The two week rule is good.
I wasn't sure what you meant by "...would it be possible to bottle this beer when ready or would I just be making beer bombs?" It sounds like you're saying the beer is ready to bottle but you still expect them to eventually explode (bottle bombs).
 
Are you just concerned because you haven't bottled before? As above, as long as you are sure that fermentation has finished and you use the correct amount of priming sugar then there is no reason why you can't bottle your brew.
 

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