Recent content by golden_milo

I picked up a few painter pails from Home Depot. They are 5 gal with lids that give one heck of a seal... I have to wrestle the darn things to get the lids off. I recall reading some info on plastic quality, which is determined by a # on the bottom of the pail. These buckets are a #2...

Good points. Plastic pop bottles it is and they won't be hard to get my hands on. Thanks!

Proposal story - must have been good.. cause she said yes. Quick background. I brought my country gal to the city. She wasn't a huge fan, but we found ways "out". One of our outs was a local apple orchard on the outskirts of town. We are big into fall & found ourselves making apple...

Hi everyone. I am new, very new to home brewing. I started a basic cider last Thurs. It finished fermenting today. Just over 5% alc. I've racked it and will bottle in approx 2 weeks. Long story short... I will get glass bottles, (the last threat on stove top pasteurizing is...

Hi everyone. I found this forum online and was blown away with all the info sharing that takes place... I'm pumped that this place exists! I have wanted to make home brew for a few years now and thanks to everyone here, I worked up the courage to try it out. I started my first brew, a cider...