11-17-2004, 04:02 AM
Botteling is not that bad. I have a big double utility sink and it makes it go pretty fast. The key is to rinse the bottles as soon as they are empty and put a spot of clorox in them till they are used again.
I use the big bottles, Rolling Rock 22 oz and Heiniken 22 oz. It takes about 29 bottles per batch, thats 2 cases and a few for testing. I have a freind who tends bar and saves them for me. I have a keg system now but still kep bottles for easy transport. Sometimes I just pour off the keg into the bottles and cap them for use that same day.
I prefer the lighter beers and have two batches lagering now. Mostly wheat beers with saus or haulertauer hops. I use isinglass and irish moss to clarify.
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I use the big bottles, Rolling Rock 22 oz and Heiniken 22 oz. It takes about 29 bottles per batch, thats 2 cases and a few for testing. I have a freind who tends bar and saves them for me. I have a keg system now but still kep bottles for easy transport. Sometimes I just pour off the keg into the bottles and cap them for use that same day.
I prefer the lighter beers and have two batches lagering now. Mostly wheat beers with saus or haulertauer hops. I use isinglass and irish moss to clarify.
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