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You are right, the bottling itself isn't that long, but add in prep, double checking bottles (triple checking if you are a bit neurotic like me), cleaning gear (I steep bottling wand & hoses in boiling water, boil the champagne stoppers etc.) and otherwise drag my feet..what can I say, I had...

Primarily not for starters (at least not yet anyway). I just want to be able to break down 25Kg of malt extract/concentrate to make it more 1-manageable 2-storage friendly (w/o filling my fridge). I've been using kits for the last few months after not having brewed for some years, but I used to...

Unless you have a draft setup (just getting back to brewing after 10 years of laziness and really miss my old draft gear), bottling is a necessary evil for various reasons but primarily: -glass bottles are easier to inspect visually for cleanliness than anything metallic. Bottling is a pain if...

Alright then, back to the pressure canner it is. (Although I thought beer/wort/ or the malt concentrate I ultimately plan on canning is acidic is it not?) I thought botulism was primarily a concern for anyone canning something with meat. But better safe than sorry I suppose. If I've got the...

Done and Done... Summary: Standard canning pot (pressure canner not required) 20-30min boil & can as you would anything else without meat. Thanks for all your feedback guys & the canning starter wort replies just add to my "gotta try this too" list... -Shazter

Really looking for info more on the canning of concentrated extract (wort being less viscous of course). I will file away the wort starter idea as I want to start getting into yeast culturing. (Unibroue makes a lot of bottled-on-lees brews and I would like to take a serious shot at using their...

We have all the gear required. I can use standard canning pot or pressure cooker. Standard boil pot usually gets used for veggies & sauces without meat. Pressure canner gets used for anything with meat (ie. spaghetti sauce etc.). I don't think I will need to go as far as pressure canning (higher...

Has anyone out there in the "brewasphere" had any experience with home canning (mason jars, lids, canning pots, etc.) with respect to malt extract? I buy a basic light diastatic malt from a local wholesaler in a 5 gal. pail format that I use in place of sugar/as the basis for a basic beer/or...