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Couple of days and the bottles are pretty stiff. No bubbling at all visible unless I shake them. Would have expected to see a little activity on the surface like when they were in primary fermentation. I sanitized the plastic bottles the same as the carboy at the beginning. Used household...

Well, It stopped fermenting completely, I let it set and clear for a week, then racked it into 10 sterilized I liter Faygo plastic sparkling water bottles. In July it's very easy to empty those in a hurry. I put approx 2 fluid oz of pure apple concentrate in each bottle, tightly capped...

Hmm, good thoughts. I do want to try for a bit of carbonation so maybe the resealable plastic liters, like the faygo sparkling water bottles, would be a good idea. I like the Faygo sparkling waters, so I must be immune to any plastic taste that might result (smile). I'm already cheating...

For this batch I'm going really old school (who am i kidding? really 'ultra cheap' is more honest) and using Ball Mason Jars already at hand. Got a dozen quart sized mason jars in the cedar chests downstairs. These can only enhance the appearance of having gone "basement alcoholic" to my...

Just why is it that any problem might exist in reusing screw off beer bottles/caps? The modern aluminum beer can, and glass beer bottle with screw off cap are engineered, believe it or not, to astonishingly high engineering standards. Very little, if any, degradation to the cap and...

Sure. The physical danger is a concern, but not really its chemical toxicity So I'd handle it with such caution as I would strong acid, open flame, high voltage, or any stored energy for that matter like compressed springs or air. It'll either hurt you, or not... but you'll know one way or...

Ive got a hydrometer. I was concerned that If I hadn't measured the original SG at the beginning of ferment (i forgot to) that I'd never get an accurate measure at the end. True? I'm not concerned about the haze. I might actually prefer a bit of opacity in the end.

I'd found a few references to H2O2 for use as a sanitizer. Of all of them it made the most sense to me as a 'no rinse' option. It is, after all, simply oxygenated water and used medicinally - mouthwash, ear rinse, wound antiseptic, etc, - so there would seem to be little to fear from any...

Wow, thank you guys very much. Lots of good info. I'll just leave it be. It's bubbling along quite nicely right now. The ale yeast sounds like a good direction to head in. I"m more fond of sweet and full bodied wines than dry thin ones. Not very snobbish of me, but I know what I like. I'd...

Guess I really only scratched the surface of this when reading up. Yeast nutrients? Can I assume that the raisings must be boiled to 170 degrees for five minutes or so for at least a minimum of sanitization? Seems like just tossing in a handful 1/4 of the way into the fermentation process...

I found a 5 gal plastic bottled water deliver carboy at a garage sale for a buck. It was flawless and perfectly clean. It triggered a dormant interest in some sort of brewing. I wanted to start as simple and as rock bottom cheap as I could. The less expensive the first cup turns out to be...