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sealing wax

What I'm hearing about screw on caps is you want to stay away from them.
You can't trust the seal.
I was wondering if you used a sealing wax like some wine companies do on their wine bottles if that would help with the screw on caps.
The half gallon growlers I've seen on the net are all screw on, so would it help to use sealing wax like on a wine bottle?


Marv.

 

The inner rubber seal on a screw on cap is intended for one use, unless the wax you applied was completely airtight I don't think it would help.

 

yeah that makes since, it would look good though.

Marv.

 

I think it would be cool too, a lot of breweries are doing that for their seasonal special releases now.

 

It would probably be a pain in the behind to pick off if you planed to use those bottles agin.

Marv.

 

No it usually comes off in one piece.  It's a rubbery type of wax, not like candle wax.

 

The best way to find out would be to try it.

I think it would look quite cool and professional.

 

I would stay away from screw caps. To big of a risk to take in my opinion. It would be a shame to have a whole batch of bad beer due to having screwcaps. You can get big growler size bottles with fliptops. That might be something to look into. Stone Brewing Co. has them. They are kind of cool looking.

 

If you put wax on it then would you need any cap at all?

 

If you put wax on it then would you need any cap at all?

There's no way the wax could seal and be pressure tight, it's too brittle.

 

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