Hello!
I am planning my very first batch of beer, and I have a few questions and/or concerns that I would like to ask about before I get too involved and end up wrecking myself and my beer.
Cooling the wort.
I am a poor college student (I know, typical college student looking for cheap booze, right?) living in a one bedroom apartment, so I do not have the funds to purchase a wort chiller, nor do I have the means to build one (though I have many ideas and plans for the future). I plan on taking my wort, after boiling, to my bathtub, which I will have filled with ice water, to cool it to pitching temperature. I had mentioned this to a friend and he said that if I were to pick up my pot after boiling that it would boil over and create a huge mess. Is this true?
Bottles
I am collecting bottles for use here, and I was wondering if the twist off glass bottles are acceptable. I read that they will work with ordinary crown caps, but it is recommended that I use a bench capper instead of a hand capper because the glass is weaker than a typical pry off glass bottle. Is this true? Will I need to use a bench capper to avoid breaking bottles, or will the twist off glass bottles not work right at all? I don't have a homebrew store anywhere near me, and I don't have a car to drive anywhere.
If the above is acceptable and I can use my planned bottles, is there any way I can remove the labels without having to sit for hours scrubbing the glue off each bottle? I read somewhere on here that OxiClean can remove labels. Is that confirmed?
To recap the questions:
Will my hot wort boil over if I move the pot right after boiling?
Will twist off glass bottles work for homebrew?
What sort of capper should I get to cap said twist off bottles?
Will OxiClean remove labels?
If that doesn't work, what alternative would I have?
Thank you all! :rockin:
I am planning my very first batch of beer, and I have a few questions and/or concerns that I would like to ask about before I get too involved and end up wrecking myself and my beer.
Cooling the wort.
I am a poor college student (I know, typical college student looking for cheap booze, right?) living in a one bedroom apartment, so I do not have the funds to purchase a wort chiller, nor do I have the means to build one (though I have many ideas and plans for the future). I plan on taking my wort, after boiling, to my bathtub, which I will have filled with ice water, to cool it to pitching temperature. I had mentioned this to a friend and he said that if I were to pick up my pot after boiling that it would boil over and create a huge mess. Is this true?
Bottles
I am collecting bottles for use here, and I was wondering if the twist off glass bottles are acceptable. I read that they will work with ordinary crown caps, but it is recommended that I use a bench capper instead of a hand capper because the glass is weaker than a typical pry off glass bottle. Is this true? Will I need to use a bench capper to avoid breaking bottles, or will the twist off glass bottles not work right at all? I don't have a homebrew store anywhere near me, and I don't have a car to drive anywhere.
If the above is acceptable and I can use my planned bottles, is there any way I can remove the labels without having to sit for hours scrubbing the glue off each bottle? I read somewhere on here that OxiClean can remove labels. Is that confirmed?
To recap the questions:
Will my hot wort boil over if I move the pot right after boiling?
Will twist off glass bottles work for homebrew?
What sort of capper should I get to cap said twist off bottles?
Will OxiClean remove labels?
If that doesn't work, what alternative would I have?
Thank you all! :rockin: