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I have a load too that my sister in law gave me. The glass seems a little thin but the previous contents were carbonated so hoping they'll be fine. Since it is the top face of the rim that forms the seal, as long as the cap crimps onto the threading I imagine it should be ok, but I haven't tried it yet.
I tried one once as I had a load of old bud bottles from my dad, it seemed to fit ok but didnt carb up?
Good to know. I think next time I bottle I shall do a couple in the bud bottles and see what happens, though I know that doesn't help the OP.
@Libigage - how many short are you? You could always head to the supermarket and see what's in offer in terms of bottled beer, drink them then reuse the bottles? I know Banks is usually less than £1, though I don't know what you like to drink. Just avoid Hobgoblin unless you have a bench capper.
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I use lots of 'screw off' bottles/caps that I acquired mostly abroad. I believe the buds are much the same.
I have never tried to do a new cap but the originals just screw back on.
Some of them are a decade old but in the last year or two I had the odd one or two not seal. So now I check them all by inverting the bottle over the sink after screwing the cap back on. No failures since.
In fact, I can feel a bad one now as I screw it on. Not sure but it seems to tighten too soon and grate a bit.
I chuck any caps that are showing any signs of rust even on the outside.
Hope that helps.
I have never tried to do a new cap but the originals just screw back on.
Some of them are a decade old but in the last year or two I had the odd one or two not seal. So now I check them all by inverting the bottle over the sink after screwing the cap back on. No failures since.
In fact, I can feel a bad one now as I screw it on. Not sure but it seems to tighten too soon and grate a bit.
I chuck any caps that are showing any signs of rust even on the outside.
Hope that helps.
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Please be aware that just because a bottle has held a carbonated liquid doesn't mean it's suitable for homebrew. A lot of multipack lagers seem to come in alarmingly thin bottles.
The big brewers carbonate their beer as it's bottled, so know exactly the thickness of bottle they need, but do you? It is possible if you force carbonate in a keg and bottle from that, which would solve your problem
However, I would say the majority of UK homebrewers who bottle, bottle condition. With a lot of experience or scientific knowledge you would be able to work out if a thin bottle is suitable or not, but otherwise, steer clear of thin lager bottles unless desperate and use them once only.
You may have brewed a style that has low carbonation, but all it takes is a moment's lapse in concentration, meaning you double-prime a bottle or an infection to turn it into a bottle bomb. On my second or third kit I'd used a lot of thin bottles and and had them all stored on the floor next to a wall. I managed to knock one and it hit another and it went bang. I stepped back (in bare feet) onto a massive shard and cut myself badly.
I've got a lot of Bank's bottles that are a few years old now and they seem fairly thick, but don't know if the bottles they use now are any thinner. Their beers are less than £1.00 a bottle in most supermarkets.
It wouldn't surprise me if there are a few comments along the lines of 'I'm still using the thin bottles my Dad used and he got then from his Dad and I've never had a problem', they could just be lucky and while it's certainly true you could use thin bottles time and again, ask yourself if you really want to be mopping up beer or picking glass out of your feet or worse, someone else's or picking glass out of the food in your fridge?
The big brewers carbonate their beer as it's bottled, so know exactly the thickness of bottle they need, but do you? It is possible if you force carbonate in a keg and bottle from that, which would solve your problem
However, I would say the majority of UK homebrewers who bottle, bottle condition. With a lot of experience or scientific knowledge you would be able to work out if a thin bottle is suitable or not, but otherwise, steer clear of thin lager bottles unless desperate and use them once only.
You may have brewed a style that has low carbonation, but all it takes is a moment's lapse in concentration, meaning you double-prime a bottle or an infection to turn it into a bottle bomb. On my second or third kit I'd used a lot of thin bottles and and had them all stored on the floor next to a wall. I managed to knock one and it hit another and it went bang. I stepped back (in bare feet) onto a massive shard and cut myself badly.
I've got a lot of Bank's bottles that are a few years old now and they seem fairly thick, but don't know if the bottles they use now are any thinner. Their beers are less than £1.00 a bottle in most supermarkets.
It wouldn't surprise me if there are a few comments along the lines of 'I'm still using the thin bottles my Dad used and he got then from his Dad and I've never had a problem', they could just be lucky and while it's certainly true you could use thin bottles time and again, ask yourself if you really want to be mopping up beer or picking glass out of your feet or worse, someone else's or picking glass out of the food in your fridge?
How did you get on with the bud bottles? I have 20 over from Xmas with all the original caps - did you manage to get good carbonation? I seem to get a good seal on the bottle when i have done a test run with water
I have just tested about 5, with the original caps with Lemonade. Took a little bit of time to get some of the on but once on they seems to hold the pressure.
Obviously if you have other options that may be better go for that but if you dont have any spare bottles etc worth giving it a try.
Obviously if you have other options that may be better go for that but if you dont have any spare bottles etc worth giving it a try.
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