old Mr. Beer push button spigot = bad
So if you’re like me then you got a Mr. Beer homebrew kit as a gift. You brewed your first batch of #craftbeer and made a decent drinkable beer. Now you want to brew again, but are wondering if there’s anything else that you need to order along with your next batch of ingredients. I was in the same boat, so I asked a lot of questions and came up with the essential upgrades for a new Mr. Beer brewer. Continue reading
As a home brewer I have been recycling bottles long before being “green” was the “in” thing. Saving my bottles is second nature for me now. Often times, I’ve got so many bottles saved up in the garage and nothing ready to bottle, so I have to purge the empty bottles in the recycling bin at curbside. I know it’s unfortunate, but there’s only so much room for empties, and I don’t brew as often as I should. On the occasions that I have something in the fermenter that needs bottling, the first thing I need to do is remove the labels. And here’s the best way I’ve found to do that.