Does the saying "a bad day brewing is better than a good day at work" still apply?

OP implied he was looking for something faster in the first line, I guess if we have an opinion on this we shouldn't post?

I found that I can cap bottles faster with a wing type capper a lot faster than I can with my bench capper. I fill 10-12 bottles, set my caps on them and cap them as an assembly line. Fill more bottles and cap again. I mainly use the bench top capper to cap bottles that have irregular necks...

It's a tossup between Bells 2 hearted and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Both easy to brew, hard to screw up and taste so darn good,

Around here most law enforcement officers don't know the laws pertaining to homebrew or home made wine. And they really don't care. They have better things to do.

I would use a different time schedule for all three beers you mention with the only one I would even worry about bottling at 2 weeks would be the bitter. And only if it is ready, stable Fg. IPA at 2 weeks I am still dry hopping and the lager is getting a good cold crash for at least a couple...

If you want you can wait for the krausen to drop before putting the hydrometer in the carboy. Your only concern is that the ferment is done and the reading is stable so it will only be in there for a couple of days. Just make sure it is sanitized.

Let one sit out and go flat, see if the carbonation is hiding some of your flavors.

Hi all, My real name is Dave, I have been brewing for about 10 years now, and just discovered what a fantastic resource this site is. My brewing style is all grain, 10 gallon Rubermaid cooler, cheap 10 gallon stainless kettle and a propane burner. I keep my brewing as simple as possible...