Cleaning Bottles
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 08:10 AM
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 08:30 AM
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 09:09 AM
I just bottled half a batch of a Maple Pale Ale (recipe courtesy BYO). Mixed the priming sugar and put in the keg and bottled directly from the keg. Other half is conditioning in the keg. Will do the same for Denny's RyeIPA that is cold crashing right now and a Fat Tire. Going on vacation in July... driving to Colorado for a mini-family reunion and want to bring a bunch.Not really to bad though,used one-step(l.d carlson product)and warm water.15 minutes soak and labels come right off. Have not done it for a couple of years,prepping for my keg-gun use.And any crap in the bottles it goes right to the trash,not worth the effort to clean.Wasn't all that bad,wish i would not of gotten rid of five cases or so of empties now.Still, i have 3 cases or so.I saved my 22oz bombers,and 12oz stubby bottles,and have quite a collection of grosch and other flip-tops.Anyone else bottling lately?
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 09:28 AM
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 11:36 AM
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 04:37 PM
I hate bottling!Bottling? I bottle everything! And I do 10 gallon batches!
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 10:07 PM
+1 I live in an apartment and there is no kegging in the foreseeable future. It's just part of the process to me. Funny thing, I see these to secondary or not strings... heck my secondary is more of a place to keep my beer that I haven't had time to bottle so I can brew another batch!!!Bottling? I bottle everything! And I do 10 gallon batches!
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Posted 12 June 2010 - 03:37 AM
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Posted 12 June 2010 - 10:42 AM
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Posted 12 June 2010 - 10:58 AM
ahh I remember those days2 carboys certainly kept me at a steady paceI also remember the epiphany moment when I cleaned, sanitized purged and filled, then carbed my first keg.I do occasionally bottle a full batch, for the hell of it.+1 I live in an apartment and there is no kegging in the foreseeable future. It's just part of the process to me. Funny thing, I see these to secondary or not strings... heck my secondary is more of a place to keep my beer that I haven't had time to bottle so I can brew another batch!!!
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Posted 13 June 2010 - 05:59 AM
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Posted 13 June 2010 - 07:05 AM
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Posted 13 June 2010 - 07:50 PM
Dont let being in an apartment bother you. I certainly dont. I have a spare room for my beer and kegerator. Well that and my fishing stuff.+1 I live in an apartment and there is no kegging in the foreseeable future. It's just part of the process to me. Funny thing, I see these to secondary or not strings... heck my secondary is more of a place to keep my beer that I haven't had time to bottle so I can brew another batch!!!
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Posted 14 June 2010 - 05:36 AM
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Posted 14 June 2010 - 11:05 AM
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Posted 14 June 2010 - 12:21 PM
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Posted 14 June 2010 - 12:39 PM
If you can afford it, kegging is the best way IMO. When I started I couldn't afford it so I bottled. Everyone here told me to save up and keg. I bottled 7 batches before getting my kegging equipment. The last two were all in the same day, never again. Its so frustrating cleaning 100 or bottles. They get crud in them and the brushes suck, you gotta soak them for a couple days and sometime you can't get everything and gotta throw the bottle out anyway. Frustrated me a lot.I think you have the right idea by brewing with a club or at an LHBS first to see how you like it then committing. Also, with that kegerator you can change the output easy enough to use homebrew kegs.Cheers,RichHow much does a typical kegging set up run? I built a kegerator before I deployed for sankey kegs and I was thinking that it would be really awesome to keg my homebrew once I start brewing. I was thinking about buying this for my starter kit. I realize that it is kinda of jumping in head first and spending a lot of money. I am deployed and setting aside money for this system is not a problem and I will actually go visit one of the brewing clubs in Savannah and join in a brew day before I actually purchase my kit. I figure that way I will have a good idea of whether or not I will like this hobby as much as I think I will right now. What are your thoughts?
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Posted 14 June 2010 - 01:12 PM
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Posted 14 June 2010 - 01:38 PM
Best. Advice. Ever.Once you get into this habit, its really second nature. It will save you so much time and frustration.1. Start with bottles that are not that dirty. Sounds stupid, but just like cleaning the brew rig while or right after brewing, it gets 10times harder to clean bottles later. When emptied, give them a decent rinse.
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Posted 14 June 2010 - 04:00 PM
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