Tonight I bottled my first batch of English Brown Ale. It smelled good, so I'm hopeful that in 2 weeks (or optimally, 21 days) I will have good tasting beer as well. I'm still not sure how to get a siphon to work well, but I managed. I had beer all over my kitchen floor, counter tops, sinks, stove. It was worth it. Sitting in the closet of my spare bedroom are 7 six packs minus one bottle. I was supposed to get approximately 53 bottles, but I due to extended boiling time and that darned siphoning, I ended up with 41.
I think it's about time to start my next batch.
P.S. One may also spell
siphon,
syphon.