mmmm, beer II

Well, I finally bottled the beer the other day. After a fortnight of fermenting, I pried off the lid and proceeded with the bottling process. I observed a few good signs: 1), it smelled like beer and 2) it tasted like flat beer. Once bottled I have to let it carbonate for a week or three. Recommendation seems to be to pop one open after a week and taste and then go from there.

I botched two things during the bottling process. First, I boiled the bottle caps. The majority opinion seems to be not do this but, rather, simply soak them in a sanitizing solution. Boiling may ruin the part of the cap that makes the seal. It's my fault for only using one source for that part. Second, I don't think I let the priming sugar cool down to 80 degrees F before adding it to the bottling bucket. Well, there's nothing I can do now other than let it carbonate and then make the proper changes during the next batch.