How to Bottle Homebrew Beer (and Carbonate It Without Bottle Bombs)

So the fermenter has stopped bubbling and you are staring at five gallons of flat, uncarbonated beer wondering how it turns into something you can actually drink. Bottling day is where that happens, and it is genuinely the step most first-timers get wrong, usually in one of two spectacular ways. Get the priming sugar and the timing right, though, and it is honestly the easiest part of the whole brew. Here is exactly how to do it.