I brew my own beer and want to bottle it. Are there inexpensive alternatives to buying a kit?

Question

I use the "Beer Machine" to brew 21 16 oz. servings and would like to bottle ten pints at a time.

Do I need to do anything to the beer to keep the carbonation up?

Answer 1

Bottling isn't particularly expensive. There are several types of cappers you can get. A supple of cheap bottles is nice but you limit yourself if you only want to use pint bottles. You might have to buy those from a supplier and they wont be very cheap. I haven't bottled beer in a number of years for several reasons. Mostly to do with amount of time cleaning bottles etc. I would check with older neighborhood bars and see if they save their non-twist off 12 oz. bottles and will let you have them I always did this and they didn't care a bit. If you keep you beer awhile, you'll notice some yeast sediment in the bottom of the bottle. It's OK, just don't shake up the bottle.

Answer 2

You can bottle with any returnable bottles (longnecks that you don't "twist" off), just make sure they're sanitized soak them in a much diluted bleach and rise well. Bottlecaps and a capper can be purchased at any home-brew supply store

Answer 3

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