%title Woohurr.
%date 2004-12-22 23:10:55
:diary:livejournal:fossils:

So I received my yeasts and racking cane and airlocks and stoppers and hydrometer, buuuuuuuuuuuut the stoppers are the wrong size.  However, they refunded me some shipping they were going to charge me, so I used some of that to order the correct stoppers.  It worked out nice, but now I have to wait more to start.

In other, related news, I picked up some smaller bottles at McGuckin's for the remainder of the cider.  They're not the splits (375mL) that I was going to get, but some odd size that I think is a little over two thirds the size of a split at 9 oz (9 oz = 266.161767mL = ~71% of 375mL = I'm a geek) with grolsch style swing-tops.  I got six (for a bit more cash than I was really willing to spend, but with the swing-tops, they're reusable), and I figure I can use three for each batch, filled most of the way (I might have to prime each with a pinch of sugar and leave them open for a little to get them to generate some CO<sub>2</sub> to push the O<sub>2</sub> out).  The offer still stands for gift-age, but with the caveat that I need the bottles back c.c

Here, have s'more parentheses: ((((()))))()()()()()((((()))))
(Oh, heh, it says 250mL on the bottoms of the bottles..)