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I see 5 gallon and smaller plastic jugs of water for sale at various grocery stores. Some allow you to return the empty bottle for a full one later. Can these bottles be used as fermenters? I do smaller batches and like to use these as secondaries, etc. SAMs Club had a 4 gallon bottle made of...

I rinse out all my gear right after I'm done with it. This makes cleaning really easy. I use oxyclean free to clear the gear. But, I "recycle" the oxyclean. The rinsing gets most gunk off and the oxyclean gets the rest. Then, I pour the oxyclean into a tub for the next batch. It really cuts down...

I have done this recipe twice. I used frozen whole strawberries each time just like recipe calls for. I added the strawberries to the secondary and then racked onto them. Use a blow off tube.

I learned to do the primary in my 6 gallon better bottle. Then, I put the strawberries in my bucket and transferred to the bucket. Using the bucket as the secondary allowed for easier cleaning as far as getting strawberries out and in.

I followed this to the letter. Wow! It is by far the favorite now at my house. I use a blow off tube with the strawberry addition. I guess the yeast loves the strawberries. I know I do. :fro:

I'm going to make this for sure. How did you sanitize the strawberries? Did you thaw them first?