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Using Commercial Beer Bottles
I use about every kind of cappable bottle imaginable, plus swing tops and some corkers. I have many bottles that I found that clearly state, "No Deposit No Return". Never had an explosion, even with "happy" beer. Glass is inert, so it can be easily cleaned and sanitized.
Comercial bottles aren't made for reuse.... Although I guess you could... The bottles are a thinner glass than the old return bottles... this may be a concern if boiling and sanitizing them... Buy returns... TheJet
The no refill on the bottle simply means that you can't go to the store and want a refill of your beer. I would suggest getting a thicker bottle. I like to use bigger bottles i belive they are 20oz bottles.
But the above poster is right sterlaztion is the key to any bottle you use. If you can find a cap to use on the bottles then you are in good shape.
A lot of commercial brewers have switched to a cheaper glass made in Mexico, they still work, but for those using the dishwasher trick to sanitize the bottles they may only last a couple of batches before you crush the neck trying to put a cap on.
I haven't reused bottles, I do know people that have and haven't had any problems.
Marv.
It depends on which breweries bottles you're reusing. When I was bottling I used to sanitize in the dishmachine, and the cheap bottles would only survive a couple batches before they would crack at the nack when bottling. Not every one, but maybe 1 in 5.
cmanley542 wrote:
It depends on which breweries bottles you're reusing. When I was bottling I used to sanitize in the dishmachine, and the cheap bottles would only survive a couple batches before they would crack at the nack when bottling. Not every one, but maybe 1 in 5.
great info there I was thinking of resuing some commerical bottle and not wasting my good bottles for a party I have going thanks for the tips
I think they would last longer if you don't try to use heat to sanitize them. It's probably the stress of temperature shock that causes the cheap bottles to crack.
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