elkdog -
If you like it, I highly recommend the 20 buck investment in a dedicated better bottle.
Oh, I DO agree, but all things in due time.
On my next trip to Huntsville, I plan on picking up 4 or 5 of those $12.99 each, glass 6 gallon carboys. The evolving research on all of these different plastics is scaring me. A one time batch in, esentially free, PET bottles is one thing, but paying more for BB's than glass, as I look down the road at years of use, I'm pretty leary at this point.
I look at brewing this cider/wine in their own jugs as kind of like a boy scout challenge. I can see all kind of advantages in perfecting a small batch system of brewing.
Anyway, it's not that I'm seeking the fastest method of brewing JUSTfor the sake of tipping a mug in the most direct way possible. I fully intend to let it work for at least 12 weeks, minimum.
But, the majority of post in the 'Man, I love...' thread are saying, "...it's been 6 weeks and it's still cloudy...I still have activity in the airlock...it's full of bubbles after 10 weeks...it still hasn't cleared after 3 months...it's not settling after 9 weeks...should I go ahead and bottle...what should I do?
I want to find a yeast, and a temperature, that when using clear 100% Apple Juice, will finish fermentation, foul odor free, clear, and will ferment down to a FG of 0.999 or less at 3 weeks, or even less.
Again, not so that I can get into it as soon as possible, but so that I can then let it do its job in my choice of containers, as it is convienent to me.
Thanks,
Pogo