To be honest, the $250 quoted is a reasonable price. Could I do it in a manual mill? Heck yah. Would I? F!!! no. I've got it around 36 min per to mill to a reasonable surface finish plus set up plus programing plus over head. Professionally I wouldn't touch it for $250. AnOldUR probably has the...
If you can't transfer cleanly to a bottling bucket or you can not handle your equipment in a clean manner then nothing you do to your bottles matters anyways. Like I said, do what you feel comfortable with. I've never had an issue. K.I.S.S. method works well for me. Clean what needs to be...
Sounds like a lot of work. :confused: I batch sanitize my bottles after a thorough cleaning and store them upside down or covered loosely with aluminum foil. At bottling time I dip the mouth in Starsan or wipe the mouth with a clean paper towel soaked in Starsan and fill as normal. Ive used...