Is there any special rule for using larger bottles than the avg 341ml? (I think it's 341 - I never drink normal sized beers :S)
I have about 55 600ml bottles from a local craft brewery, and I was thinking of using them to bottle my first homebrew. I plan to prime everything in a bucket with 3/4c of corn sugar, and then bottle away with my big bottles
I'm brewing a simple ale recipe from my LHBS, and it's going to second fermentation later this week... so if it's ill-advised to use larger bottles, it'll give me time to find new bottles before I need to bottle everything up.
Oh, also, according to my LHBS, the recipe should be primed for drinking in 7-10 days (that seems short), but if I use bigger bottles, will it take longer to carbonate?
Thanks!
Paul.
I have about 55 600ml bottles from a local craft brewery, and I was thinking of using them to bottle my first homebrew. I plan to prime everything in a bucket with 3/4c of corn sugar, and then bottle away with my big bottles
I'm brewing a simple ale recipe from my LHBS, and it's going to second fermentation later this week... so if it's ill-advised to use larger bottles, it'll give me time to find new bottles before I need to bottle everything up.
Oh, also, according to my LHBS, the recipe should be primed for drinking in 7-10 days (that seems short), but if I use bigger bottles, will it take longer to carbonate?
Thanks!
Paul.