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Hello friends, I got a can of Mr Beer extract in the super-cheap, but the expiration date on the can is 5-20-17. Not out of date, but not exactly fresh. It is the Grand Bohemian Czech Pilsner. Yes, I know that Pilsners usually ferment with Lager yeasts but Mr. Beer refills all use the same...

Interesting. I never really though about re-using twist-offs...now you put the thought in my head! lol

Thanks. I love the bottles. The cool thing is, I can get new 38mm caps for $1 for a 4-pack. If I can get even 2 uses out of each cap it is worth it to me because the jugs are so cool IMHO.

Hello friends, I have some cool 32 oz. beer bottles (made to look like old moonshine jugs) that originally had screw-on lids. I figured out yesterday that the 38 mm lids like the local wine shop sells for 1 gallon jugs fits these old beer bottles and now I'd like to bottle my beer in them. Is...

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Hello all! I'm a newb, and I've got a gallon of 1 Step sanitizer water that I saved from when I sanitized some (clean) bottles. It is capped and just sitting in a one gallon container...can I now safely use that same sanitizer to sanitize my fermenter? It has been sitter there for a couple...

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I get it. Still, I'm one of those guys who can't throw anything away, lol! I'm out nothing except a little time and water and it gave me a sort of "test run" to go thru the steps. I ordered a nice fresh Diabolo IPA refill and will have it next week...I like IPA's. I welcome suggestions...

Well, it begins. Yesterday I bought a complete, unused but quite old Mr Beer kit for only $5 at a local thrift shop. This is my first attempt at brewing beer. The beer is West Coast Pale Ale, and although I could not find a date on the can or yeast the kit included a Mr Beer catalog dated...