Capped or swing top bottles?

[bobukbrewer]

They were a special edition beer, Phipps IPA, I haven't seen them on sale for 2 years or so, worth a google I suppose or write to Phipps, Northampton

 

[bobukbrewer]

I leave 3 cm headroom whatever the bottle..........

 

[bobukbrewer]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brown-swing-top-bottles-750ml/dp/B00DPGKXPS

£2.28 each

 

[phildo79]

Do you fill/carb in the same way you would smaller bottles? I have been using 500ml swingtops, but am considering getting some 750ml or 1 litre bottles as well. Have wondered if they need a bit more headroom when filling, though.

If you batch prime, you don't need to worry about calculating how much sugar to add to one bottle.

As for filling, I use a bottle wand so when it reaches the top, you stop. When the wand is removed, there is adequate head space left. Works the same way for all bottles.

 

[RichK]

I've built up a supply on swing top (grolsh, B&M/The Range when reduced) which I use for myself. A few get capped bottles from each batch. Couple of 330ml for my (17 yo) son to try (slowly moving him away from lager...) along with a couple of 500ml to give away.

If I was using predominantly capped bottles, I'd invest in a bench capper. Though, to date, bottling is done in the bathroom, so that's not been an option. Two arm "wing" capper is fine for four bottles out of forty.