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Clearing vs bottle conditioning (carbonating)

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Cheap mans Carbonating System

Here was my solution when I started.

I bought a Hand held CO2 system (about $25 in today's market)

Then I made several of the these $1.99 for two at Kragen Auto supply

and a car pressure nozzle about $5-6 and I was good to go.

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You can scour craigslist for frustrated beer Brewers selling off equipment which can result in some great deals. Sometimes it's so cheap I get it even if all I want is the carboy.


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If you want to spend the extra money, I purchased a couple of these and love them, you can both pressurize and serve through the same cap.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Stai...ft-drink-PET-bottles-Homebrew/1773876108.html


Took about 3 weeks to get here, but hard to beat for 12 bucks each.

Yes, I know they are out of China, but they were the only ones that I found that I could purchase these from. I think that they are actually out of Australia.

In addition it makes it real easy to fill a bottle from a keg which with the regular ones you always end up with a bottle that is half full of foam.

Just sterilize all your stuff, and then pressurize the bottle and then fill from the keg, as long as you keep pressure on the bottle by just cracking the cap a little and you have a line down to the bottom, no foam.

Cheers
Jay
 
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Just don't say we didn't warn you when a couple of years down the line your wife wants to know why the basement, the garage, the tool shed and your child's bedroom if full of brewing equipment.

Cheers
Jay
 
How long can a mead be aging and still have viable yeast to bottle condition?
I.e. If I age a mead for a year (rack at least 3 times in the meantime) and prime the bottles with sugar should I expect all bottles to be sparkling or would at least some of them be still?
I assume the best yeast would be something like Ec-1118 (from newbee guide) but would another hardy yeast such as k1-v1116 do this reliably?
 
If you look around you can find stainless steel ones that are really neat. Not only do they take both the Gas in and the Liquid out fittings for ball lock connectors, but they have a connection on the inside for adding a tube that will reach the bottom of you bottle. In addition it comes apart for complete cleaning and if necessary (i.e. you get an infection) you can replace the poppets for a couple of bucks instead of replacing the whole thing.

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