rc0032 Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 Thats a good question...the kit says it makes ~57 bottles but I only have 48 Can I get a growler from somewhere and use that for in bottle fermenting? That should cover the ~108 oz of storage i'm short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallysquirrel Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 SneakyFast, 30 bottles are from store bought wine we drank over the course of 2 months. Can you tell we like to "socialize" with our friends? Wine ferments at pretty much ale temperatures 65-70. Perfect basement temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SneakyFast Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Thats a good question...the kit says it makes ~57 bottles but I only have 48 Can I get a growler from somewhere and use that for in bottle fermenting? That should cover the ~108 oz of storage i'm short. If you are bottling exactly 5 gallons it will net you a tiny bit over 53 bottles. Ideally you want to get 5.5 gallons of wort into the fermenter because you are going to lose a little to the yeast cake and trub at the bottom of the fermenter. If you end up with more or less it's no big deal. I would go buy a 12 pack of non twist-off beer, drink em, then clean up the bottles real nice just in case you have some leftover. The growler would work too. Don't forget to sanitize. Edit: If you use the growler you will need to fill it up to within an inch or two of the top for it to carbonate properly and not spoil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 Thank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTATV Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Ok my kit arrived last weekend. I got the buckets, thermometer, some tubes, 48 bottled and 2 pre-made blends; basically the premium starter kit. I'm going to give it a try this Sunday and see how it goes. Wish me luck! Thanks for all your advice guys! cost and link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eb50 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 with the help of starhm, i kegged my first beer last nite. i also transferred my 2nd batch from the primary to secondary batch #1 honey weizen http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=3466 batch #2 nut brown http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=3538 Setup i purchased http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=6874 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTATV Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 thanks, thats a good website when i get home from school for good (july 10th) i think im going to have to purchase a kit... with the help of starhm, i kegged my first beer last nite. i also transferred my 2nd batch from the primary to secondary batch #1 honey weizen http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=3466 batch #2 nut brown http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=3538 Setup i purchased http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=6874 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eb50 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 one thing we did learn is that u def want to get the ice packs with ur liquid yeast kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 one thing we did learn is that u def want to get the ice packs with ur liquid yeast kits. +1 Always!!! Lucky for me there are a couple of home brew stores around me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 cost and link? PM the little woman it was my b-day present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTATV Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 PM the little woman it was my b-day present your married to seb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 your married to seb? He lets me smack him around what can I say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTATV Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 He lets me smack him around what can I say powerbottoms for the win i guess:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eb50 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 carbonated my first beer tonite. ill wait until tomorrow to see how the tastyness is. 2nd beer goes into the keg on monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallysquirrel Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 As I was finishing racking the 2nd carboy of white wine into bottles and I only had a 1/2 bottle to go, I tilted the carboy to get the last of it and the carboy slipped out of my wet hands and down 2 stairs onto the concrete which broke the glass and spilled the wine (I've been doing it on the bottom of the stairway since batch #1). Well it took me 1/2 hr to cleanup the chards of glass and the precious wine AND I had to clean another 6ga. carboy to put in todays fresh brew of Irish Ale into it. It was a hectic 4 hours of cleaning bottles, racking and brewing. I'm gonna buy the neoprene sack for the carboys with next order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eb50 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 As I was finishing racking the 2nd carboy of white wine into bottles and I only had a 1/2 bottle to go, I tilted the carboy to get the last of it and the carboy slipped out of my wet hands and down 2 stairs onto the concrete which broke the glass and spilled the wine (I've been doing it on the bottom of the stairway since batch #1). Well it took me 1/2 hr to cleanup the chards of glass and the precious wine AND I had to clean another 6ga. carboy to put in todays fresh brew of Irish Ale into it. It was a hectic 4 hours of cleaning bottles, racking and brewing. I'm gonna buy the neoprene sack for the carboys with next order. next time get better bottle carboys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starhm Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 soldier down...sorry to hear about the carboy! here is a little project i built for parties and camping... http://a541.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/125/l_010755e71414078642c52159520cbe24.jpg http://a660.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/126/l_b08818d10275801ee54c9ffd4f555563.jpg insulated with 2" pink foam board covered with 4 mil plastic and fiberglassed. need to drill and put the drain in this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallysquirrel Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 ^ Now THAT'S camping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SneakyFast Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 soldier down...sorry to hear about the carboy! here is a little project i built for parties and camping... http://a541.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/125/l_010755e71414078642c52159520cbe24.jpg insulated with 2" pink foam board covered with 4 mil plastic and fiberglassed. need to drill and put the drain in this weekend. Very nice indeed! Have you switched over to all grain yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SneakyFast Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 A little off topic... but has anyone seen any good deals on cornies lately. I can't seem to find any for less than $35 shipped. I switched over to 10 gallon batches a little while ago and my kegs are filling up fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallysquirrel Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 So you've swithced to all grain since you're doing 10ga. batches? I'm still with extracts, thinking about partial mash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SneakyFast Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Kind of the other way around. I decided to jump to all grain and figured since I was investing in new equipment, I may as well go all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallysquirrel Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 That's what I meant. Because you're doing 10ga. I was assuming you've gone all grain where you need a bigger pot to do full 5ga boils or multiles of 5ga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars_volta Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 i might as well chime in here. ive been homebrewing for over 5 years. i make 12 gallon all grain batches and keg all of it. this is an old picture of my setup in its prototype days. its changed quite a bit. http://www.plastikhosting.net/uploads/mars_volta/dscf0779.jpg http://www.plastikhosting.net/uploads/mars_volta/dscf0776.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SneakyFast Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 That's a nice setup. Mine is currently a little more ghetto. I have a pump and I'll probably put together a sculpture sooner or later but this is what I'm rockin right now. It's the classic 3 tier system http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/shearbiggity/P1010196.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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