Everything Old is Brewed Again
Greetings - I hope you had a great summer! I’ve been working on several websites, and I’m now ready to kick the ‘ol brewery back into production. I’ve ordered supplies to make a beer called “Howling Red Ale”. I figure it sounds good for this time of year, and I should be able to start enjoying it later this month.
Do you make beer? If so, how do you bottle or keg your beer? I’ve tried several methods, from quart sized plastic bottles to 5 liter mini kegs to standard 12 ounce bottles. My current favorite method depends on what function the beer will be consumed:
2 liter bottles are best for parties attended by 10 or more beer drinkers. Aside from a 5 gallon keg (which I haven’t used for my homebrew yet), 2 liter bottles provide the easiest way to serve your beer to a large group of people without worrying about dozens and dozens of bottles.
7 ounce to pint sized bottles are great for either smaller groups of people, or if you want to give your beer to friends who may not want a whole lot of beer. This is good for spreading the beer around more and even putting together beer related gift baskets.
Those are my two current favorite bottling methods. What are yours? Drop me a line! If you want to order the beer ingredients I use, take a look at this website.
Happy brewing!
Paul