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All of this talk about orange/chocolate and coffee/chocolate has me intrigued. First, has anyone here done an orange/cappuccino stout? And, what would you suggest as to flavoring? I probably won't get on this until my Christmas offering.

Hey, for anyone collecting empties for bottling... DON'T USE DOS EQUIS BOTTLES!!! I just finishing bottling over half my batch with them and I hope to the beer gods that they keep their seal. Will test one in a week or so. Sam Adams type bottles are the best. Brown to keep out light...

Hey, all. I used dos equis bottles. Stupid and a no-no. I didn't know. Now I have to cross my fingers that they sealed well. It seems they did, but we won't know until all is said and done, in about three weeks. Damn, I feel dumb and cheated. From now on, good old American brown bottles.

OK, it's been nearly two weeks in the secondary and while I do not envy myself the arduous task of bottling, I'm tired of looking at all that pretty brown liquid sitting there not doing me any good. I saved seven six-packs of empties. Here's how I thought I'd do it... * Brush the bottles...

Also, I went to the secondary after 6 days. The activity was down to about a bubble every five or so minutes. It's been five days and there doesn't seem to be ANY more activity. Should I wait another few days to bottle, or can I start getting my bottles ready for tonight?

Hey, all- This is my fourth batch. They've all been pretty different, so I don't have much to compare it to. I asked my supplier for ingredients to make a light, golden Mexican-style lager using the ale process (I don't have the gear to lager.) It's HOT here in TX and nothing goes down like a...