SilverAnalyst
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Well, I have 20 calsberg bottles, how do I tell if they'll take the pressure of carbonation?
How do you tell if bottles are ok to use? (glass)
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eriktlupus
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if they held beer or champagne before they will hold it again if there are no crack/chips in the bottles
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Alrighty then. I have a hand capper and I'll be using these bottles then. Thanks all.
Make sure they are not twist off bottles. With a hand capper, they might not seal properly - I've read that a bench capper can seal them OK. If they are twist of, you will be able to see the threads at top of the bottle.
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No, they are crown tops I guess. I capped one last knight and it was a good success but I had to use a hammer to push the capper on.
Sounds like you may have 29mm crown tops instead of 26mm. They require a slightly larger capper bell.
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BruDaddy said:
I'm glad I saw this...I've been saving my old twist-off beer bottles for this next brew that I just pitched a couple of days ago! I'm going to overwhelm my streets and sanitation department when they pick up the recycling next week!
