Looks like that would work well. I was thinking about building a son of a fermentation chamber, but haven't done it yet. I was thinking about using empty LME containers, any reason why those wouldn't work?
Ah yes, I brought a bottle back of the kriek as well. We stopped by Strange Brewing (I see you're in Denver) and hoped to bring back some of their Cherry Kriek to do a comparison, but that had run out.
Customer service these days... you would think a female would typically receive better service from your stereotypical LHBS employee. At my former LHBS my SWMBO went to pick up caps. The guy asked if she was making jewelry! Then proceeded to stick his foot deeper when he asked what she was...
I was just in Ft Collins last weekend and did the NB tour. I enjoy La Folie (got a bomber in at home right now) but got a little more appreciation for NB as it seems they were one of the first to bring sours to the US and it got a lot of PR from Michael Jackson as one of the top 10 beers in the...