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There was a round plastic plug on the side of the lid, towards the back. I pulled that off and the hinge mechanisms were hidden behind there.

+1 I never had a problem with Sam Adams bottles.

My freebie from Craigslist was the same way. I bought some regular door hinges from Lowe's and attached it to the back with some short sheet metal screws. I was holding my breath about hitting a cooling line, but I came out ok. The only bad thing (besides dodging the lines) is that the lid...

Holy Crap! There are some pretty professional looking sites. I started a simple blog, but never seem to have time to do anything with it. I eventually want to have categories for label display, equipment and recipes.

Let me start by saying that I am a lowly extract brewer, so I am not that familiar with how sensitive the efficiency is to the pH. However, as a chemist by trade, I would never trust a paper strip from any manufacturer to get me closer than 0.3-0.5 pH units. Also, if you do want to bring...

I have to say go with the cornies and stock up while you can. I have a 6 month old now and I think I have made two batches since he was born...

If you are a BJ's member, check them out. Will also fill them no matter the make. Mine charges by the gallon instead of the pound, so you don't have to worry about the guy screwing you if you have different tare weights.

Yeah, those look good...but they don't seem any cheaper than the packages from Midwest so I might as well buy from Midwest and use the gift certificate. Any other ideas?

It is for $200, but the extra $80 that I would have to spend out of pocket on Option 1 is not a big deal

So, I got a Midwest gift certificate for Christmas and I need some help deciding how to spend it. I am pretty sure that I am tired of bottling and I need to invest in a kegging setup. Looking around at the website, I found a couple of options and I am not sure what would be the best fit. I...

I read that staggering the yeast nutrient and energizer additions can help...

My latest attempt. Thanks again to everybody for the help!!

Ahhh...I see now. I do have it in photoshop and I think I was making it out to be harder than it actually was. I might give it another crack. thanks!

Here is what I am going with now....thanks to all for your suggestions. I changed the text and it does look a lot better. I tried to make the bulge follow the claws, but I got frustrated and gave up on it. I don't think that it is noticeable once the label is shrunk down to fit on the bottle...

Any comments/suggestions are welcome.