{"id":681,"date":"2014-02-11T10:49:28","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T10:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thomas.w-p.me.uk\/blog\/?p=681"},"modified":"2014-02-11T20:38:54","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T20:38:54","slug":"orange-is-for-ipa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomas.w-p.me.uk\/blog\/2014\/02\/orange-is-for-ipa\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange is for IPA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A couple of days ago I took the IPA off the “trub<\/a>” and put it in to my vessel that has a tap.\u00a0 Today I had time to bottle it, and thanks to eBay I have a variety of colour caps to choose from. The final alcohol content comes up as 4% which is a bit odd, as the pack said 5.5%.\u00a0 I topped up with 80ml of sugar (half a teaspoon per pint) to add the fizz.\u00a0\u00a0 And in the process I lost the instructions for how long to wait, but I guess usual rules apply – warm place for a few days then off to the cellar for another couple of weeks for testing in mid March although this thread suggests that you leave it far longer<\/a>.\u00a0 I’m going to need more bottles if I have to store stuff for so long.<\/p>\n

I find the tap\/bottling wand awkward to use, so may investigate using it on the end of a hose.\u00a0 I have three sizes, so one should work.<\/p>\n

I am also pondering labels this time.\u00a0 They looked cool on the cider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t
Date<\/th>Specific Gravity<\/th>Alcohol Content (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
27th January 2014<\/td>1,044<\/td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9th February 2014<\/td>1,014<\/td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n