If you are in the Minneapolis area, The Four Firkins specialty beer store gives out free bottles. They offer a lot of free tastings so they go through quite a few bottles. You'll have to remove labels, rinse/sanitize etc.
Good point. I'll ask a different way. Has anybody purchased a new unused ball lock keg and found that they can't repair/replace posts, rings, valves etc?
I'm thinking it's BS as well but had to ask.
I think I found my answer...
I would imagine this process also helps to aerate the wort a bit before pitching. I wouldn't rely on this as the only way to do it but more aeration can't hurt.
Thanks for yet another reason to get a pump and a plate chiller. :mug:
I picked up the grains and hops for this today. I'll be brewing it on Saturday.
I also picked up the Wyeast 1056 and realized I had some harvested 1272. Has anybody done this recipe with both and have any preferences? (Not with both in the same batch. However that might be interesting to...
Sounds like you are going to go for it. And since you've received a lot of good sensible information here, you are now required to post your adventures so that all of us can live vicariously through you!
The less traveled road leads to the greater ventured journey.
When it's a crusty dried up pile of dust in the bottom of the carboy, it's probably been too long.
Beer for years in a carboy...I'll get there someday.
To the OP:
You mentioned that you baked and they like your cookies and cake.
Well..no more cookies and cake for your friends because those items have raw eggs in them. And we all know that raw eggs are chock full of salmonella and will kill you if not prepared correctly. If they haven't died...
Anyone have issues with bottle necks breaking when putting on the caps? I've heard that washing the bottles in water hot enough to sanitize can weaken the glass and cause the bottles to break when capping.
I snapped one and figured I was just hulking on it too much. SWMBO broke one and I knew...
I agree with this. After reading so much on here about pro-cons of a secondary I've stopped using them. Unless you have a reason to move the beer...don't. Let it sit in the primary until you bottle/keg it.