Swing top bottles

[Pavalijo]

Clear are fine. It's the green ones that cause the most problems...

What’s wrong with green? I’ve just bought 64 green Grolsch bottles in crates and was quite chuffed!

 

[hedgerowpete]

Pete, Senfe (mustard) sauce over a vienna schnitzel with chips in the Zum Taller washed down with several pints of Schwarzbier.
God I miss it!!!

we stay in the hotel opposite the mustard factory and walk in past the Baroque house

 

[Oneflewover]

What’s wrong with green? I’ve just bought 64 green Grolsch bottles in crates and was quite chuffed!

Nothing at all, they're fine. Just store them in a dark place.

 

[Nidger]

I much prefer clear, you can marvel at the clarity of your beer and maximise pouring before avoiding any sediment.

I store them in the cardboard box they came in out of the light.
Also makes bottling easier as you can see the level as it fills.

2lt plastic pop bottles are my favourite.


The brown glass bottles I stick a magnetic LED torch to the fridge behind them so I can see.

Bit awkward out of the 23ltr bucket with the bottling wand though.

 

[Nidger]

What’s wrong with green? I’ve just bought 64 green Grolsch bottles in crates and was quite chuffed!

I've got 12 green

 

[Pavalijo]

I missed out on 32 Grolsch bottles in 2 crates on eBay today. My meeting ran over and they were snapped up for £10.50, duh!!!
They were in a lovely remote area about 1.5 hours away but we had decided we’d make a day out of it with a walk and a picnic. I’ll keep watching out as I do like the swing tops.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’m happy to give anyone that wants them some clear flip-top bottles as long as you collect them or arrange for them to be collected.

 

[VW911]

It's something to do with the way light reacts with the glass - even flourescent (strip) lights can affect it.
I'm no scientist, but I read quite a detailed article on it a few years ago, and it slated green glass.
I'll see if I can find it, but don't hold your breath!
(Why is it that not many breweries use green?)
I keep all of mine in boxes to exclude light anyway...