One way to cut the sweetness would be to replace a small amount of the malt with sugar, either corn sugar or candi sugar. Some people use plain table sugar with good results. You can make your own candi sugar (partially inverted sugar) on the stove with table sugar and a little citric acid. You...
I've used champagne bottles before and I just got a couple of bottles of sparkling cider at the grocery store for New Years for the kids that had standard sized bottle caps. These are 25.4 ounce (750 ml) bottles that cost a little over $3 a piece and the sparkling cider is kind of tasty. The...