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In bottling, does kind of bottles really matters?
If twists off can't be trusted to seal right, would it help to use a sealing wax like on some wine bottles.
I really don't know I'm just asking.
Total newb here.
Marv.
I frequently used a few green and clear bottles for beer, just keep them in the dark. Now I save them for my new endeavors, maple wine, mead, cider and perry.
I highly recommend a bench capper, no twist offs ever, and swing tops are cool as long as the gaskets are good.
I just read an interesting article that basically says it is ok to use twist off bottles, if you take some precautions. Now, I have never used twist offs, and I never buy a six pack a beer that has twist offs because I don't want to use them, but according to the author, if you use a bench capper, which does not need to grab the bottle to seal the cap, you can get just as good a seal and you won't break the bottle. According to him (and he is a brewmaster at a microbrew) the big boys bottling technology works on the same principles as a bench capper, and if they can get a good seal on a twist off, then anybody can. Like I said, I never tried it, but it was interesting as I have always heard that you can't get a good seal on a twist off bottle.
I was told not to use twist offs... What I did to save some cash was went to my local Beer Depot and asked to buy some return cases at cost.... a big kettle of hot water boiled the lables off very nice and a bottle brush for the insides... I was a little skeptical at first but I had the oppertunity to check out the condition of the return cases... TheJet
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