Recent content by Isaac

Hello all, One week ago today I racked my IPA from the fermenter bucket to a glass carboy. I know that there is much debate on the necessity of this step but the directions called for it, I had the equipment, so I did it. The racking went great. All evidence in the fermenter bucket...

This is great feedback everyone, thank you. In summary, what I am hearing is that the bottles I boiled are likely fine to use but that boiling is not a common technique in use. Sounds to me like making sure the bottles are gunk/sediment free and then using a good sanitizing regiment is...

Hello all. I will be bottling my beer next week. In preparation for this I began collecting used bottles. Out of concern for cleanliness and sterilization I cleaned them by rinsing and then boiling them in water. Then I was going to run them through the dishwasher and sanitize them on...