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Hobbybrauen
Posted by Nick B. on 2010-11-16 00:24:43
I've been using swing tops (Bügelflaschen) of various sizes here. The regular 1/2 L, but also 1 L and 2 L -- the latter you can buy full of undrinkable Prussian "Dampfbier" for 14€ in supermarkets. The Dampfbier goes down the drain (or used for cooking), the labels come off the bottles very easily, and then after a thorough rinsing, into the oven at 60-70° for a while to sterilise them. Also very nice are the 3/4 L swingtop Italian prosecco bottles, dimpled at the bottom. These offer a perfect serving size in a Masskrug--they way Gott intended 3.2% abv hoppy pale ale to be drunk! Agree with Mark on bottling--I've never had a bottle burst. I've just received packets of the Nottingham and the S04 (London?) yeasts for my next batches. I plan to brew tomorrow, and then hopefully again on Friday. And I've got a batch to get into bottles today. I just picked up two sacks of malt (Pilsener and pale ale) at Weyermann yesterday. The prices for this year's harvest are up 30% on (*) last year's! (A 25kg sack costs 39 € instead of 30.) They were at least apologetic about it. (*)Yank practising proper British use of prepositions...doesn't come naturally.
 
Followups:
                 Hobbybrauen by Barry on  2010-11-16 02:07:44
                   Hobbybrauen - Lagering by Mark Andersen on  2010-11-16 06:34:31
                 Hobbybrauen by Mark Andersen on  2010-11-16 06:56:17
                   US vs British English 'on' by DonS on  2010-11-16 08:09:33
                     US vs British English 'on' by Uncle Jimbo on  2010-11-16 09:31:25
                       US vs British English 'on' by DonS on  2010-11-16 11:05:51
                         US vs British English 'on' by Barry on  2010-11-16 12:12:46
                     Hobbybrauen - Lagering by Barry on  2010-11-16 12:17:41
                           US vs British English 'on' by DonS on  2010-11-16 14:06:00
                             US vs British English 'on' by Uncle Jimbo on  2010-11-16 14:58:07
                   Hobbybrauen by Nick B. on  2010-11-16 23:53:22
                     Hobbybrauen by Uncle Jimbo on  2010-11-17 08:24:15
                       Hobbybrauen by Mark Andersen on  2010-11-17 10:22:57
                               US vs British English 'on' by A Harvey on  2010-11-17 11:48:23
                         Hobbybrauen by Nick B. on  2010-11-17 14:41:41
                           Hobbybrauen by Mark Andersen on  2010-11-17 14:58:44
                           Hobbybrauen by Uncle Jimbo on  2010-11-17 15:59:57
                           Hobbybrauen by Nick B. on  2010-11-18 00:33:45
                               US vs British English 'on' by Barry on  2010-11-18 09:10:12