Hi Craig, I dont …
Hi Craig, I dont know if you have seen the 3.6kg kits in Canada. But they are starting to become popular here in the UK. Muntons ( premium gold ) offer a good range. Or you could use 2 x 1.8kg kits to eliminate using any dextrose at all. There are also a few 3kg kits available from people like Woodfordes. All the best AndyP

I am seriously …
I am seriously considering brewing my own beer because i think it would be fun, and the cost of beer here is outrageous–12 beer is over $20! I was looking at the Mr Beer kits, but they make 1/3 the beer i can make with a regular kit.
My question is, can an average guy do it? You talk a lot about sanitizing and i am not the most sanitary person in the world. Will i have problems? My next question is, where do you get the plastic bottles from?

If your local …
If your local supplier doesn’t carry that, I would question their authority on brewing. Seems like such an obvious tool. Unfortunately, I don’t buy on line, so I’m not much help there.

Thanks. My beer …
Thanks. My beer supplier doesn’t believe in them so I’ll have to buy one online somewhere. Also, what is a good online source for the bottle sanitizer gadget that you use? I have been unable to locate that as well.
Thanks.

Just to be on the …
Just to be on the safe side, replace the bucket, but get one with a spigot. As long as you clean everything and sanitize bucket and spigot well, you will not have a problem. There’s more risk in transferring your beer from a non spigoted bucket to one with a spigot for bottling, as some people do. For the record, I have an old, unused bucket lying around and I won’t use it for brewing anymore. Get a nice fresh new one, but I think one with a spigot is just fine and safe. (and convenient)

A local brew store …
A local brew store told me not to use a bucket with a spigot (which I already had). He said it’s too easy of a place for bacteria hide. You obviously don’t subscribe to that theory. I haven’t used my spigot bucket in about 5 years and he told me not to use it because of the spigot and also because it is ’scratchy’ inside. Should I chunck that bucket or is he being overly cautious?

Craig the music was …
Craig the music was Fine . I plan to make a batch when i get a bigger place . I like your videos the best .

I get your passion …
I get your passion for music grew up in a blues family mainly harmonica jam’s some tight string gibson’s as well floatin around since I was 5. You have an amazing drum rhythm even with the video edit. I have followed the broadcasting industry for a lot of years and you that type of voice that people could listen to for hours without any background music.

Thank you very much …
Thank you very much for your kind words. I guess I could have chosen more edgy music, or left it out completely. The music in the background is Dave Weckl, one of the best drummers alive. Cheers. Thanks again.

Craig love your …
Craig love your video’s find myself rewatching all the time even the question vids. I myself am on a hunt to brew some nice home brew beer so I hope you put up more series of it. on your second edition tho with all due respect you should axe that elevator music just hearing you talk about what you do best is way more then good enough. Fellow Canadian in Cottage Country. Keep up the great work !

Hey glad to hear it …
Hey glad to hear it. Just a warning tho, don’t use twist off beer bottles. They don’t seal properly when you recap them. That’s why I use the plastic ones with the reusable screw on lids.

thanks again graig. …
thanks again graig. can’t wait till my kit gets here. i’ve already started saving beer bottles . i’ve got three full cases now. can’t wait to fill them up with something i made and give them a try. thanks bud for all the info, from down south here in alabama, you the man…skw1

That’s a great idea …
That’s a great idea. The plastic bottles I use have little crevasses in the bottom. The sediment likes to settle in there and stays pretty tight when I pour.

Hello again,
I …
Hello again,
I don’t mean to hijack your site Craig. Re: sediment in the bottles; I store my bottles at a 45 degree angle. That way the sediment collects in a small area allowing me to pour more beer out without disturbing it. Cheers.

Hello Craig,
…
Hello Craig,
Thanks for the tips. I have just started my third brew, this time with two cans. Can’t wait to taste it. To anyone out there who is thinking of brewing, go for it. It’s well worth the effort. Bought beer just doesn’t cut it anymore. Thanks again.

Generally up to six …
Generally up to six months in the bottle, or up to a year if chilled.

hey craig, love the …
hey craig, love the vids. going to try real soon, i was just wondering…is there a set amount of time you can leave it in the bottle after the first week? or is it good till you open it. thanks

I never really …
I never really noticed. It’s probably a little darker, but not much.

does the finished …
does the finished beer look any different with the 2 cans rather then the one can?

Well, first of all, …
Well, first of all, that hose is so old that there is no smell left in it. I have drank out of my outside hose, and yes, it’s disgusting. My brewing hose has been boiled, sanitized, bleached, rinsed, soaked, and I drink out of it all the time. No bad taste. I think the blowout shorting out the panel is a bit overkill. No blowout I’ve ever had has been any more than a mound of foam on top of the airlock, at which time, I replace the airlock with tubing dipped in a bottle of water. Thanks tho.

nice video … but …
nice video … but … you use garden hose to fill … this type of hose will have a bad taste , you store the bucket below the elec. panel , hmmm , whats going to happen if you have a blow out , all over the panel … short the panel … maybe a fire .

thanks man. I just …
thanks man. I just started home brewing. been unsure on what means what and all that. the guy at the brew store sold me more than what I needed but the plus side is that I now have 2 carboys(6.5 and a 5) and 2 buckets (6 and another 6 with a bottler on it). So, I now have 2 batches going on. I think I will try this method though next time since it seems quite a bit easier than what I do now with the kits and prob cheaper. Oh, and I am a big PBR fan so lagers is where I need to be.

Thanks for the help …
Thanks for the help, I will make another batch using your tips to see how the sediment is. I’ll let you know how it works out. Cheers!

I’ve only used them …
I’ve only used them to clear wine. My beer clears on it’s own. You’ll always have sediment in the bottles because the process of carbonation takes place in the bottle and it creates sediment. Only way to avoid it is to keg your beer and use CO2 to serve.

Thanks for the help …
Thanks for the help. I might brew cask ale instead of larger because then I could have no sediment, although the last batch I had of coopers was very good, it was just the sediment that got me down. Thanks for the great videos! Do you know anything about beer finings to make it clear?