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Doesn't have to be 3L minimum, but I have seen the 3L swing tops used by a couple of different breweries for special seasonal brews so I figured that someone has got to make them.... I mean the breweries have to get them somewhere. I tried contacting one of them without any response. I have seen...

Is there anywhere to get empty 3L Swing Top bottles? I have seen them used for Stone's Double Bastard Ale and my neighbors Marin Brewing Co. (Belgian Quad). I am sure that other companies use them as well. I really only need 1, but I don't want to pay for a full one at $100+. Any help here...

For my first batch I used a case of Champagne bottles and Newcastle 12 or 22oz bottles and have had no problems.

Also see here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/clear-bottles-ok-92549/

Thank you Tusch for the quick response. I only have 4oz. of lactose so I may be picking up some more or only sweetening part of the batch (1.5-2 gallons) depending on "my taste".

I am thinking about the same thing... Carbed and sweetened cider. I was planning on priming sugar and lactose at the same time just prior to bottling. I just don't know how much lactose to add for my 3 gallon batch and whether or not this is the right way to go about sweetening?

I did not get an OG measurement. I didn't know how important making an OG and FG measurement were until reading through this board. That was after my 3rd batch though! The ferment wasn't what I would call violent, but it was defiantly going good and strong for several days. The yeast and other...

I have 6 gallons that will finish dry and I want to try half sweet and half dry but all of it carbed. My plan was to prepare priming sugar and rack/bottle 3 gal like I do any brew. For the last 3 gallons I was then going to add 4oz of lactose with the priming sugar in 4 cups of boiling water to...

Made 6 gallons last week. Hope it turns out well. Total: 10281.5

Well as an update I went ahead into the secondary and let it sit there for 5 days and then bottled after no change in FG. I don't think this will be an issue since it had been over two weeks with three measurements that didn't change even after re-pitching yeast, gently swirling, and eventually...

Can a hard cider or Apfelwein be bottled in clear bottles? I would love to make some but I am limited on brown bottles. I am sure that I have enough clear bottles laying around to do a batch though. Is sunlight really an issue with the hops (which the cider has none) or something else? I would...

That's a good point regarding when to pitch the wine yeast. Unfortunately I did ask the home brew store about it and at least the guy at the front counter said that you should pitch both at the same time which I did. If I don't see a drop in the FG when I am ready to go into the secondary then I...

Thanks Evan! I am at approx 70-71F.

I am new to home brewing and have been doing a lot of reading on this forum. First of all thank you to everyone for the responses to others posts as I have found them to be very helpful and insightful. From my LHBS I purchased an Imperial Stout ME kit. This kit came with 2 yeast packs...