Three words: "Hot side aeration". Make sure you get some of this.
PS: This reminds me of the dude who spit in a couple of bottles as he bottled his brew. What ever happened there? I can't find the thread.
Edit: This -...
This is pretty good, and is of the American style variety. It's not typically my thing, but it is probably the SWMBO's favourite beer (especially with sushi!).
http://www.mcauslan.com/en/ourbeers/sta_apricot.htm
His math works out the same.
His is mixing 3 gallons of 1.102 with 2 gallons of 1.0
so [3 (1.103) +2 (1.0)] / 5
It's the same thing you did, you just subtracted 1 from all your gravities (if that makes sense to you).
This is exactly my experience. The twist-off caps have worked fine for me - I've had no problems but am still not as confident in their use. I'd use them until you drank enough Propeller/Garrison bombers to work them out of your rotation :P.
Yeah, and I think this is why some people say they...
Hey! A Haligonian.
Everybody always says you can't use the "screw-top" (twist off) bottles with a wing capper but I have used them with success. I was reading somewhere that those bottles are a little different here in Canada than in the US, so perhaps that is the source of discrepancy. I've...