[jjflash]

I see Williams Brewing is now stocking crown caps with bidule - but only in the 29mm size.
That cap will only fit French champagne bottles or Belgian ale bottles.
I would like to work on a Deus clone this year - including the remuage & degorgement.
All the USA champagne bottles I have located take the 26mm crown cap.

I would like to find either 26mm crown caps with bidule.
Or second best, several cases of empty French champagne bottles that fit Williams Brewing 26mm cap - for cheap.
I know I could buy the French champagne bottles full and drink them all...
Don't really like champagne that much....

Any leads on this one?
Thanks,
JJ

[dbeechum]

Nope, but I will say after having made ~8 champagne beers, I've never once used a bidule for them.

[Will's Swill]

Do you riddle and disgorge, or just decant upon serving like any other bottled homebrew?

[dbeechum]

Disgorge and the whole 9 yards.

Wrote a couple of articles and gave a talk about it, but this is the thing that started it all:

http://maltosefalcons.com/tech/methode-champenoise-beer

[tumarkin]

Do you riddle and disgorge, or just decant upon serving like any other bottled homebrew?

Drew is so totally riddled that it makes you wanna disgorge!!