new customer questions

[Snowball]

Hi Steve. This is my first attempt with the caps.. some questions:
1) are the caps reusable ?
2) it's winter approaching, and I don't have access to any area warmer than a consistent
60-64 degrees. How many days should I leave the bottle fermenting @ say 60 degrees ?
3) slush is elevated to the upper level of the bottle. I rolled the bottle around to mix it
every day, is that bad ?
4) when ferm is complete, should i sieve thru a coffee strainer ?

you're going to laugh at what I made. about 80% cranberry juice, 2 green apples,
2 prunes, a small box of raisins (solids liquified in a blender) 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1 1/2 cups white sugar.
I'm hoping to max out the %. Also, any vendor suggestions or tips for small distilling tools which I could use
say if I wanted to boil the mix on a gas range, collect the vapor from a pot, how much time would that take ?

thanks, Ron from RI. :?
appreciated

[smokediverxxx]

I'm not Steve, but I have used these for a year.

1. yes
2. no big difference
3. yes
4. it will only filter out the "big" stuff - your still gonna have some trub on the bottom of the bottles

Hope this helps....

ENJOY! :lol:

[Snowball]

thanks, smokediver.
i won't be rolling around the bottle anymore, just let it sit.
oh, i was also wondering; is it ok to lay the bottle on its side ?

[smokediverxxx]

you can, but i would not recommend it. the trub (dead yeast) will go to the lowest point in the bottle. it will come out as you pour and make your brew cloudy - it won't hurt you, but it's know to give some people gas :oops: or uuuuhhh, loose stools hock:

[mikemojc]

Also please note:

If the bottle is on its SIDE, then the pressure valve that usually sits on the top will now release liquid instead of air.

hock: