Another Texan joins the Home Brew Crew.

[JGB]

Hello all! I've been lurking on this forum for about 2 weeks. I just got into Homebrew recently and started with a Stout.

I just transfered my Stout to the Secondary fermenter. It smells and tastes great so far (I can't help sipping the sample jar when I take a gravity reading). Will I go blind?

This weekend I'm working on a Pale Ale.

Equipment:
2 - 6.8 Gallon Bottle Buckets/Primaries
1 - 5 Gallon Carboy
1 - 4 Gallon Boiling pot

I'm drinking lots of Grolsh 15.2oz bottles lately - at $2 per bottle it's cheaper than buy the amber swing tops. Luckily I'm not planning on storing my green bottles on my roof (in the sun) I'll keep em in a dark place. I'm also using PET 500ml bottles.

Has anyone tried bottling with the 1.5 Gallon PET mini kegs that Miller Lite and Coors Lite come in? Miller Lite? Coors Lite? Do you guys still remember what that tastes like

Thanks for sharing all your wisdom... you guys rock! :rockin:

 

[myost88]

Im also a new Texan homebrewer. Just cracked my first bottle of my brown ale this week!

Are you using the grolsch bottles because you prefer them? I find that regular longnecks work just fine for me.

I've got an IPA planned for next month.

Happy Brewing!

 

[JGB]

Welcome to Home Brew Myost!

Congratulations on your milestone of cracking your first bottle on your first batch! How was it?

It's going to be a long 3-4 weeks waiting for my Stout to condition... but I'm really looking forward to it.

I have spent a lot of time fretting about which bottle style to use. I wanted to avoid 12 oz traditional glass bottles (long necks) for two reasons: A 12oz beer is gone too fast (I like pints) and the capping process looks like a PITA (but maybe it's not so bad). I'm tempted to try a case of 12 oz longnecks on my next batch... then I'll do the rest in PET and Swingtop.

 

[myost88]

Thanks. The first batch was good. I have a clarity issue (forgot to rehydrate irish moss) but the beer tastes great.

I didn't find the capping process to be bad at all. Truth be told once you get going its actually kind of fun.

 

[DragonTail]

Welcome