Does anyone reuse Grolsch bottles? I wanted to use them but when I filled them with water I turned them upside down and shook them,when I did that I could feel the water coming out in little sprinkles. Any suggestions?
I use grolsch bottles, but i am not sure i understand your question. Are you saying that they when you seal them up (with a rubber gasket on the cap) that it is allowing liquid to exit the bottle? I have never seen that.
OK so the bottles sound good...but has any one ages any thing in these bottles and for how long?
These are brand new,I opened them and drank the beer. I filled them with water,if I turn them upside down and shake them,water comes out,not a lot but I can feel them sprinkling water
Well I would be buying them from my local home brew store in oklahoma
Then you should be good I would think. Mine will be pasteurized in the next couple days, I will let you know how it goes..
May want to check the price with Specialty Glass, or similar, online. I saved money buying online instead of from LHBS, but I know all handle markup differently.
I just stopped by my local bottle depot. Paid $30 a dozen for brown grolsh bottles from my HBS. Bought 30 emerald green ones, a dozen cobalt blue wine bottles and a gallon jug at bottle depo for $13.
jackfrost said:How long has any one aged in these
Has any one aged Mead 10 years plus?
I think the OP was feeling the water coming off the bottle wire.
I wouldn't age anything more than about six months in these. And that's more for the rubber gaskets then anything. The gaskets might start retaining the aromas from the beverage inside.
Almost every single homebrewer that starts brewing, uses Grolsch bottles in The Netherlands.
They are cheap (10 cents per bottle) and easy to get (local supermarket).
I never had any problems with worn out gaskets, even with bottles for over a year filled with homebrew.
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