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I'm dying to try this and make super high gravity "wort concentrate" and diluting with bottled water for larger starters.

It will virtually stop any remaining fermentation but any built up carbonation pressure will only reduce slightly. Still dangerous. One good thing though... they won't gush as much when you pop them if they are cold.

Two of my favorite for craft virgins: 1) Oskar Blues - Mama's Little Yella Pils -good big beer transition 2) Ommegang Abbey Ale - I find that Belgian Dubbels are a fantastic transition beer for the craft virgin and are very easy to pair with multiple meals...even dessert

Brother!? Jokes aside, I'm sure you'll be fine. Let the yeast do their work and relax. If after carbonating, it tastes like crap....let 'em sit for a few months. Bad beer, in many cases, is like a bad haircut....a month away from fixing itself. I've had experimental beers that went...

To kinda answer your question... Having been deployed in the military many times and having sent contraband to many buddies who were deployed...if they catch it, it will just disappear. Not worth any other action on their part. Now...if you start sending 10,000 barrels of illegal...

I knew I heard another American's voice! :cross:

Not sure what it is now, but this is what happened to me last time I tried sending a bottle...

That's interesting. Those gents are definitely more experienced than I am (and Heretic's beer is fantastic), but it is interesting that he seems to qualify the statement with the "many experts suggest..." statement. In the end, the conversation is likely moot considering we can always just...

Not 100% necessary, but I love my bottle rinser with starsan in it. I have this one...and I made a cheap bottle rack so they can sit upside down and drain. http://www.amazon.com/E-C-Kraus-Bottle-Rinser-Sulphatizer/dp/B00838T4NU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427219232&sr=8-1&keywords=bottle+rinser

WARNING: If they are glass, you need to be VERY careful (i.e. sweatshirt, gloves and protective glasses) if you go near them again. With the aforementioned gear, you can pop the caps on them to release some CO2 and re-cap. I've had some success with that irt preventing bottle bombs. They'll...

Kombat, I don't mean to sound like I'm challenging your statement/experience, but where did you hear about dry yeast glycogen depletion from a starter? Although I fully agree that it's worth it to just pitch another pack or three, it's my understanding that yeast will store glycogen just...

No wrong way, unless you jump in there with it. Actually...then you'll probably just have a sour. Yup, no wrong way. :)

+1 I heat mine on direct fire (turned on low) in the flask with no issues...with this method.

@brulosopher....just want to say how much I enjoy your site and experiments. Hating dogma is one of my favorite pastimes and it's nice to know it can be done empirically.

I don't mind it. Definitely thinner, but I find the hop flavor to be more than adequate. If I had a complaint, I would say it's a bit grassy for my tastes. Have you ever tried hop bursting/whirlpool hopping large hop quantities yourself? Have you enjoyed the results?

Water treatment is always a good idea. (CAVEAT: if you love the way your beer tastes...don't change anything) I have used multiple apps/spreadsheets, and I always find myself going back to Bru'n Water https://sites.google.com/site/brunwater/. Give it a try and I think you'll notice some nice...

Although I've heard great things about the beer guns from Blichmann...and I have used the "we don't need no stinkin beer gun" model with success when all I had was a picnic tap, here's how I do it now that I have a beer faucet and it's my favorite... 1) Keg 2) Carbonate to appropriate PSI 3)...

Electric Brewery way is fine. Safer for your heating elements also. I don't brew electric, but I see the same temp drop on my sparge water and I have great efficiency and no noticeable tannin extraction. Also, there have been some studies (worth a Google) that question the need for...

Brewing is art. In the art industry....quality is generally mutually exclusive with quantity (at least at large scale). Think Folgers vs. small roasters.

Just a little something I worked up...