Racking

Racking Kraig's second homebrew just so happened to coincide with the same weekend as the Brewer's Festival.

We've got a pretty good system for racking- I sanitize and fill each bottle, Kraig caps.  The capper is a scary contraption, for sure.

Kraig's twice-fermented pale ale, ready to carbonate and condition in the bottle. 

All the supplies ready to go!

Beers bottled and capped (blue for pale ale; his first was orange for mango-raspberry ale), ready for conditioning.  They'll be finished in 10 days!

This is such a fun hobby for Kraig.  There's a fair amount of work involved but the payoff- 4.5 gallons of handcrafted beer- is worth it.  It's tasty, too!  (Owen and I get to taste pre-fermentation, since there's no alcohol at that point)