Swing top bottles from Trader Joe's

[Fransjoe]

Saw some green swingtops at Trader Joe's the other day. Filled with Ginger Ale, but had me thinking; at $2.99 each, it is cheaper than trying the LHBS or looking for swing top beers to collect the bottles.

Anyone tried these?

 

[Bubbles2]

Trader Joe's... Grolsch I think it is...I have those swing tops they work fine, however be advised, they can and do blow up, inspite of how thick they are. I have made Ginger Soda, and with a smidge of yeast, I have had them blow up, so DO make sure you are attenuated before bottling and Priming would be advised at 4.2oz - 4.5 to 5 gal max of priming sugar when doing so.
I have a batch of soda conditioning at the moment in TJ swing tops, ginger soda's and Grolsch. Champagne Yeast, however I guess the batch is prob a 1070 and had never been ate down to a 1010 so it is a lot of sugar for the yeast and will make bottle bombs within a week. So 3 days max at 78ºf and then in the fridge to arrest the yeast.
I would buy a bench capper and get Sierra Nevada's or Sam Adams Cases when they are seasonal, a case is so much easier to bottle and store. A buck a bottle avg. filled with beer.
I keg now so I have a batch of bottles due to be recycled. Keeping a case for Specialty beer that I do not want as an everyday tap.

 

[mongoose33]

I would rather have brown bottles than green. I do have a dozen 11-ounce swing-tops I bought off Amazon for providing easy samples of beers and the occasional storing of beer at the end of a keg. But they're brown.

 

[Fransjoe]

Trader Joe's... Grolsch I think it is...I have those swing tops they work fine, however be advised, they can and do blow up, inspite of how thick they are. I have made Ginger Soda, and with a smidge of yeast, I have had them blow up, so DO make sure you are attenuated before bottling and Priming would be advised at 4.2oz - 4.5 to 5 gal max of priming sugar when doing so.
I have a batch of soda conditioning at the moment in TJ swing tops, ginger soda's and Grolsch. Champagne Yeast, however I guess the batch is prob a 1070 and had never been ate down to a 1010 so it is a lot of sugar for the yeast and will make bottle bombs within a week. So 3 days max at 78ºf and then in the fridge to arrest the yeast.
I would buy a bench capper and get Sierra Nevada's or Sam Adams Cases when they are seasonal, a case is so much easier to bottle and store. A buck a bottle avg. filled with beer.
I keg now so I have a batch of bottles due to be recycled. Keeping a case for Specialty beer that I do not want as an everyday tap.

I already have 46 Lagunitas IPA bottles donated by a co worker, I was hoping to use the TJ bottles for the excess beer I'll have, since I'm 10 bottles short

 

[Bubbles2]

I get 53 avg to 5 gal, because of cake use the last 18 oz for beer batter, since it usually has quite a bit of cake draw. Once fridged it settles and I pour off, or Decant, as the purist would say to make beer batter for Fish and chips.

 

[MaxStout]

Keep them in boxes or something opaque to shield from the light. I use green Grolsch bottles specifically for Belgians that need more carbing. Ordinary long necks are supposedly able to handle 3.0 volumes; swingtops to 4.0, but YMMV.

 

[cyberbackpacker]

Note to all-- OP is talking about GINGER ALE bottles from Trader Joe's not Grolsch bottles!

The ginger ale is carbonated, but I do not know that I would suggest OP to trust bottle carbing in them; personally, I would err on the side of caution, and get a few more brown 12oz bottles to carb in. If you cannot find empties, but a six pack of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, enjoy the beer, then use those bottle!

My $0.02

 

[RPh_Guy]

Soda is typically carbed to 3.5 volumes. They won't have any problem holding typical beer carbonation.

Green let's in more UV than brown, so keep them in the dark.