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To: Lurker
I’m mostly limited by the number of E-Z cap bottles we have. Those things are not cheap.

For normal in-house use, I've been using 2-liter recycled soda bottles. They can certainly handle the CO2 pressure, and they are easy to clean and sanitize.

/johnny

21 posted on 04/28/2012 3:13:16 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

That’s what I used to use. I haven’t brewed in a couple years now, but I still have my 2 liter pop bottles cleaned up and stored in giant clear plastic bags. I have a bunch of 3 liter bottles too and a bunch of glass half gallon jugs. I always wanted to upgrade to cornelius kegs.


24 posted on 04/28/2012 3:19:55 PM PDT by mamelukesabre
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To: JRandomFreeper

Thanks for the tip. I’ll give that a try. Best of luck to you.


25 posted on 04/28/2012 3:20:03 PM PDT by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: JRandomFreeper; All

That’s a good idea re: the soda bottles. IF you are able to predict how much pressure you will end up with after brewing.

I’ve had such varied results with the pressure, I take nothing for granted!

Actually, alot of my water store is in quart size Gatorade bottles. And I have probably 200 of the Grolsch bottles saved.

Purified sugar could be an issue. And getting or having a good, non-feral yeast is a must.

I need to hit the brew store and pick up a few things to do a batch of stout. Probably grab a half dozen yeast packs then, too.

It wouldn’t be easy. Two weeks after the power went out, sanitizing everything to do a brew would be a major, major task!

What would be the going rate for a six pack? A gallon of gas?


63 posted on 04/29/2012 8:28:49 AM PDT by djf (Life's a play, we're actors not authors, and nobody even cared to give us the script!)
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