Hi All,
First post and beginner homebrewer here. I just recently bottled my 2nd batch of homebrew (an IPA). The first batch I made came out pretty flat and I wasn't sure why. I used the recommended amount of priming sugar and followed the instructions closely. I use flip top (grolsch) bottles and caps that I got off amazon and store them in a plastic bin while they are conditioning. One thing I noticed with the first batch is that when I would open the lid to the plastic bin I would smell beer, which to me indicates the caps don't have a good seal and gasses are escaping. I'm now noticing this on my 2nd batch as well. The flip top caps I have are plastic, not ceramic/rubber.
My question is, is this common with plastic flip tops? Should I go out and replace them with ceramic/rubber flip tops? I just bottled on Sunday, so is it too late to switch the caps out on this batch (ie, would the beer go flat if I open them now and change the caps)?
First post and beginner homebrewer here. I just recently bottled my 2nd batch of homebrew (an IPA). The first batch I made came out pretty flat and I wasn't sure why. I used the recommended amount of priming sugar and followed the instructions closely. I use flip top (grolsch) bottles and caps that I got off amazon and store them in a plastic bin while they are conditioning. One thing I noticed with the first batch is that when I would open the lid to the plastic bin I would smell beer, which to me indicates the caps don't have a good seal and gasses are escaping. I'm now noticing this on my 2nd batch as well. The flip top caps I have are plastic, not ceramic/rubber.
My question is, is this common with plastic flip tops? Should I go out and replace them with ceramic/rubber flip tops? I just bottled on Sunday, so is it too late to switch the caps out on this batch (ie, would the beer go flat if I open them now and change the caps)?