adamjackson
Well-Known Member
I picked up a 12 pack of swing-top 1 litre bottles today at my LHBS. They were $36 for 12 of them.
My GF loves my Saison and Blackberry wheat beers but only comes over on the weekends so I figured I'd give her 6 or so bottles during the week to enjoy by filling off my Beer Gun and she'd enjoy them.
So, imagining planning 6 per week *total of 12* every week, how long can I expect the swing top mechanism to last?
Also, is it easy to buy the replacement "swings"?
Finally, if I bottle a barleywine with these, can I expect to open these a year from now and get solid carbonation / no oxidation from them or should I go ahead and hand wax the bottles I expect to sit on for a while?
Or should I just use these for GF / friends who want my home brew and plan on opening the bottles in a reasonable amount of time (like 2-4 weeks after I bottle them)?
Thanks!
Sorry, I'm just not a swing-top expert.
My GF loves my Saison and Blackberry wheat beers but only comes over on the weekends so I figured I'd give her 6 or so bottles during the week to enjoy by filling off my Beer Gun and she'd enjoy them.
So, imagining planning 6 per week *total of 12* every week, how long can I expect the swing top mechanism to last?
Also, is it easy to buy the replacement "swings"?
Finally, if I bottle a barleywine with these, can I expect to open these a year from now and get solid carbonation / no oxidation from them or should I go ahead and hand wax the bottles I expect to sit on for a while?
Or should I just use these for GF / friends who want my home brew and plan on opening the bottles in a reasonable amount of time (like 2-4 weeks after I bottle them)?
Thanks!
Sorry, I'm just not a swing-top expert.