A good way to get capable bottles is from a wedding that is serving champagne - but they have to be the kind of champagne bottles that use a cork, not a screw cap. The caterers are usually happy to give the bottles away, rather than have to deal with them. I used to bottle my homebrew in those and give them to people as gifts. They loved them!

There is a book that a friend of mine wrote called "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing" by Charlie Papazian. He wrote it when he used to teach a night school class in Homebrew in Boulder, Colorado. I took that class, and have been brewing...off and on....for over 30 years now! It's a great thing to do with friends - you can help each other make the batch, and then drink it together later on when it's finished aging! Win/win!

Grolsch bottles make it easier to cap homebrew, too, but there have been instances of the bottles exploding rather than the cap popping off if there is too much carbonation. I have an old-fashioned bottle capper that I picked up for $3 at an antique store....it works MUCH better than the new $50.00 ones!

The last time I drank any commercial light beer was about 30 years ago! There are so many great craft beers and better made foreign (German!!) beers now than any of the "dishwater" Budweiser beers.

I wouldn't drink Bud Light again. Never after working with that sick excuse for humanity, Mulvany. But I also wouldn't drink Coors Light or Miller Lite.

It is not just about working with real arse holes like 'it.' It is also about beer. Light beer is for pussies. A tasteless abomination. It is simple. Real Beer is Real Beer. Light beer is Real Beer plus one cube or two. As in ice cubes. Extra light is Real Beer plus three cubes or four. Why??????.

As for mulvaney, "it" is about 6 cubes short of being a real human. In small glass.

It was a fun time! The “classes” were at Charlie’s house and were more like parties. Everyone brought food to them (I’ll not forget the time one guy brought lobsters!!) and we would brew a new batch while sampling an old one that was aged and ready.

Charlie went on to start The American Homebrewers Association, which has grown into a major organization for homebrewers, with beer competitions and conventions around the world. And he started publishing the magazine, “Zymurgy” which has great information and recipes, etc.

It was a fun time! The “classes” were at Charlie’s house and were more like parties. Everyone brought food to them (I’ll not forget the time one guy brought lobsters!!) and we would brew a new batch while sampling an old one that was aged and ready.

Charlie went on to start The American Homebrewers Association, which has grown into a major organization for homebrewers, with beer competitions and conventions around the world. And he started publishing the magazine, “Zymurgy” which has great information and recipes, etc.