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Fill it with water, empty through the valve, pour the rest of the water out over the side opposite the hardware. Then shake it and listen for sloshing,

I have been using bottles from the neighbors' garage. They appear to be from the 60s or 70s, and my capper and caps work just fine.

Personally, I have 5 Mr. Beers, and I will often have several different batches going at once. I especially like their seasonal kits. With most of the kits, I use the mix as a base, and add all sorts of other ingredients. I also have a 5 gallon set up, but I mostly use Mr. Beer, since I like...

Just unscrew the problem handles when you need to open the top. Unless your guests are drinking like fish, you should not have to open it more than once or twice in a night.

Now I wish I had saved that old wood-cased TV. It would have been perfect for something like this, and I could have easily mounted the tap-tower on top (try saying that five times fast).

You could also try deer antlers, or fake ones. Most outdoors shops will carry "rattling antlers," you might have to paint them if they are imitation, as those often have orange near the base.

I like the Guinness Extra Stout bottles. I guess it is just the old-time milk bottle shape, they also don't need quite as tall of a shelf in the fridge. I also have a couple of really old bottles from PBR and Stroh's that are the same shape (they came from the neighbor's garage after he died...