Re-using Bottle Caps

[NorthRiverS]

I know this may sound miserly, but does anyone, besides me, re-use your bottle caps? I have an opener that doesn't bend them with opening, so I have re-used them on several batches. Opinions please....... I can take it.....

NRS

 

[Jukas]

Nope. If that's what floats your boat as long as they're cleaned and sanitized go for it I guess. I get them 100 ct for $5 and I rarely bottle so it's worth a nickel per bottle to me when I do.

 

[Hammy71]

Yes, it's miserly. I bought a huge bag off of ebay. Were talking pennies a cap. Why take the chance of a bad seal for 3 cents?

 

[duboman]

Yes, it's miserly. I bought a huge bag off of ebay. Were talking pennies a cap. Why take the chance of a bad seal for 3 cents?

I agree, after all the work of brewing a great beer why chance it with being cheap on the cheapest item you can buy, doesn't really make sense to me

 

[homebrewdad]

Yep, miserly. It's your beer, though; if it works for you, go for it.

I splurge on custom bottlemark caps that cost 12 cents each, and I'd still never consider reusing them... the risk of a bad seal would worry me too much.

 

[sweetcell]

i use oxygen-absorbing caps, so i wouldn't want to re-use them since their O2-absorbing power is likely all gone. that, and the risk of a bad seal.