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Just wondering what kind of plastic is acceptable for plastic carboys. I checked out the bottled water station at wal mart today, and the bottles they have are #3. Not as optimal as #2 I know but wondering if these would work. I'm brewing mainly cider, but will be brewing beer and would like to...

Ok so this was inspired by hareebrownbeest and his experimental cider. I imagine that the final abv will be quite high and the color I think will be quite dark hence the name! This will be a one gallon batch, so if it turn out good, ill make more! 1 gallon of spring water 1/2 # Carmel breiss...

Not sure if this is correct so if someone wants to check my math.... Not sure if this is a true beer or if is better suited for the cider forum, but I'll take my chances. So heres what I'm thinking. This will be a one gallon test batch and if I like it, I'll scale it up to 5 gallons. So one...

Ve noticed a lot of people saying they have had gushers when bottle carbing. Someone invariably comes along and says "you should use a plastic soda bottle to gauge the carbonation" then the other person says, "I did use a bottle, felt it once at 24 hours, needed more, at 36 hours, gushers". So...

O I really wanted to bottle this weekend, but my local bar forgot to save their pry offs! What I'm wondering is, why not twist offs? I know I've heard the glass is too thin to handle the carb, but it workforce bigger company's, why not us? It can't be just that the glass is too thin. Replies?

So got my 5 gallon buckets from work (food grade, no worries) and have been pretty set on making the Carmel apple cider this weekend. While I was sitting at home tonight, my next door neighbor came over with a 1 gallon glass jug she came across today. Now I am faced with a dilemma: what to brew...