carb drops question please help!!

[Roger Hull]

EDIT: This was a response to the post below. Not sure how why mine is now above it????

 

Sorry Muddy. That was my fault. My first post and I messed it up by deleting it!

[Roger Hull]

I asked at my local home brew store why the Coopers bottles in the UK were now 500 ml. I was told that the bottles are sourced locally by the Coopers agent in the UK. However' date=' there are still some shops that still have supplies of the 740 ml bottles but only as part of the Coopers Microbrew Kit. Well I always needed another FV, spoon and hydrometer. [wink']

 

Looks like I won't be getting any new 740 ml bottles, All the stores I have emailed only have the new 500 ml bottles even though they are still advertising the 740 ml bottles. [crying]

[Roger Hull]

It begs the question if they are selling 500ml bottles do they also sell appropriately sized carb drops? It seems a bit stupid not to.

 

The carb drops are still the same. The advice is to use one or one and a half carb drops in the 500 ml bottles. I assume that the agent cannot source 740-750 ml bottles in the UK but they are too expensive to import.

[Muddy Waters]

Bulk priming would be much easier than cutting carb drops. Although I have heard of people doing it but it sounds like to much effort to me (and a greater risk of infection).

[PB2]

I'm working on the development of a miniature, battery powered, band saw for cutting carb drops. [whistling

[Muddy Waters]

I look forward to seeing them in the supermarket Paul. I find it really hard using a chainsaw. The chopping board and Chinese butcher knife method was also unsuccessful.

 

[sideways]