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1 - Sixth Barrel ( stamped 20.5L ) Stainless w Plastic outer [5.4 US gallons] 2 - Sixth Barrel ( stamped 19.8L ) Stainless [5.2 US gallons] 2 - Slim Quarter ( stamped 30 L ) Stainless [7.9 US gallons] 1 - Half Barrel ( stamped 15.5 Gallon ) Stainless [58.7 L] 1 - 50 L Keg Stainless...

Strain, and age. if it is fuel-ish, almost certainly enough alcohol in there to keep anything nasty from killing you. "Fusel alcohols are formed when fermentation occurs at higher temperatures at lower pH when yeast activity is limited by low nitrogen content" Fusels apparently will age out...

just taste it, but smell it first!

For sale or trade and Wanted 23 L (6 US Gallon) Glass carboys 4-6 available 1 Gallon Green Jug (3.89L) 6 Dozen 500mL Green PET bottles ( with 150 caps ) 8 Dozen 500mL Amber Glass bottles crown top ( rinsed with labels - Wychwood ) 6 Dozen 330mL Amber Glass bottles crown top...

I tried side cutting pliers, will try Oxiclean. It hadn't occurred to me that they were manufactured like that, but that might be why they won't come off. I don't really want to buy new tops as they will cost more than I paid for the bottles. :(

I just got a bunch of NOS 1L Flip top bottles. The gaskets looked a bit iffy so I bought new ones, but the old ones are impossible to remove. I have a couple of hundred bottles and never had this type of problem before. Gaskets that were old and cracked or brittle, but they were never that...