bottle size
Thanks for the tip ickysbrewhaus, don't know how I missed it.
I'll look into that.
I hope they have pints.
Marv.
Champagne bottles are also an option, as you can cap those. I have started keeping all my champagne bottles, as I plan on using these for my cider. Always a big fan of cutting back on the number of bottles to fill.
Are the flip tops worth the extra money?
I noticed they run and extra 10 bucks over regular bottles.
Then you have to replace the rings on the flip tops, how long do those last, are
they cheaper they just buying caps?
Marv.
I use mostly 12 oz. bottles but I brew a lot of really strong beers so I try to stay away from bigger bottles. Plus it makes it seem like you have more....always good. 16 oz., 22 oz., those are all good to use. Don't worry about them exploding, UNLESS......you are bottling your beer before it is all the way done fermenting. In other words use a hydrometer and see were your gravity is at. Beer that is not yet completely fermented and then adding sugar to it can make for some beer grenades. This is pretty easy to avoid but knowing your gravity. 16 oz. bottles are great for beers that you would normally order by the pint at the pub. Sometimes it is kind of depressing when you pour a 12 oz. bottle into a pint glass and it is only 2/3 full. Boo.
Marv. wrote:
Are the flip tops worth the extra money?
The once or twice I used them, it was definitely nice to not to have to worry about capping, but if you don't mind capping, then they really aren't worth it to you.
Re bottle size I like 22oz Enough for pint (or a nice 20 oz glass) less capping is a plus.
Re grolsh type bottles friend of mine had conserns about sterilizing the top and also I think the wire on the side tends to fatigue over time.
Cheers
I'm partial to the 0.5L 'stubbies' that European brewers used to use. Now they are using more of a long neck 0.5L. The 0.5L is a nice size, right between 12 oz (the fun of capping wears off quickly) and 22 oz. If you can find them the 18.9 oz 'Sam Smith' imperial pint bottles are nice too. Being that it is New Years Champaign or Sparkling Cider bottles are good also.
Anyway - these are my preferences - Cheers.
Hi, warm beer in bottles make around 30psi,
and cold change to less than 5psi, I dont feel
wax will work for you, unless you want very low
almost flat type carbonation, stick to E-Z cap
tops if you do not want to fuss with caps like
on Grolsh bottles, or buy some like me and
drink em, there good, and reuse em.
Good Luck
I bottled my last batch of beer in both 12 and 22 ounce bottles. Upon sampling, it seemed the beer developed differently depending on the bottle size. I have done this in the past, but never seen much of a difference based on bottle size. Has anyone else encountered this or is it just my imagination? I also wondered if the amount of head room in the different sized bottles had anything to do with it.
On page 1 someone asked about using 1/2 gallon growlers for carbonation. I recently started brewing and I had a few of these from a local brewery. I didn't have bottles or bottling equipment, so I planned to use the growlers.
1.4 tablespoons of priming sugar and the metal lid needs to have the wax seal on it.
I've brewed three batches with sucessful carbonation now using the growlers. They're very nice because you only have to fill a few bottles...not 50. The downside is you have to drink the growler after opening...not sure how long it will stay fresh. You also can't drink from the growler...like a 12oz bottle.
~Adam