Can I get away with it...?

[spiderwrangler]

I make all my starters in Carlo Rossi jugs. They work great and they're fun to empty in you're belly!

I used those for a while before I bought 2 cases of 1 gallon jugs. They're awesome to use. I just can't drink it. I don't mind wine occasionally, but I've gotta be in the mood... and Spidey-whitey doesn't stop by often enough with candles & the Barry White mix tape.

It's a long trip all the way out to Boze from Ohio. Perhaps for the next Sully and JP MIXX Tape Show.

[Ozwald]

I make all my starters in Carlo Rossi jugs. They work great and they're fun to empty in you're belly!

I used those for a while before I bought 2 cases of 1 gallon jugs. They're awesome to use. I just can't drink it. I don't mind wine occasionally, but I've gotta be in the mood... and Spidey-whitey doesn't stop by often enough with candles & the Barry White mix tape.

It's a long trip all the way out to Boze from Ohio. Perhaps for the next Sully and JP MIXX Tape Show.

It's a date. Don't forget the candles this time.

[EllisTX]

I used those for a while before I bought 2 cases of 1 gallon jugs. They're awesome to use. I just can't drink it. I don't mind wine occasionally, but I've gotta be in the mood... and Spidey-whitey doesn't stop by often enough with candles & the Barry White mix tape.

It's a long trip all the way out to Boze from Ohio. Perhaps for the next Sully and JP MIXX Tape Show.

It's a date. Don't forget the candles this time.

Pics or it didn't happen

Trick with the Rossi Sangria is to blend with some margarita mix. Tastes good but still hits you in the head with a sledge hammer the next day.

[BrewChoPs]

I'm gearing up to brew a higher gravity beer than anything I've ever done before. I want to do a starter, but I'm too poor to buy a flask this time around. If I sanitize the crap out of a thoroughly scrubbed growler, can I make my starter in that?

JUST MAKE MORE BEER.

You can always brew a regular 1.050 to 1.060ish 5-10 gal batch with the yeast you plan to use for the 5gal higher gravity and build a big enough pitch in the course of making a smaller beer. A lot of the high gravity beers come from smaller styles, just stay in the same family profile and build yeast from batch to batch by increasing volume a bit. Then you have a batch or two to drink and enjoy while the hi-gravity ages. Use Jamil's yeast calculator to get the numbers correct.

I've done these: 5 gallon English pale ale pitch to 10 gallon English brown pitch to 5 gallon English Barleywine
and 5 gallon AIPA to 5 gallon American Barelywine