1Gal + Glass bottles that can take pressure?

[lmnop]

Can anyone recommend some 1Gal or larger glass bottles that are suitable for bottle fermentation?

 

[BrandonH]

I ferment small batches regularly in 1 gallon glass growlers. They work quite well. Most home brew shops stock them.

 

[lmnop]

I ferment small batches regularly in 1 gallon glass growlers. They work quite well. Most home brew shops stock them.

do you ferment with an airlock, or closed up tight? I've seen some people say that growlers can't take the pressure of bottle conditioning.

 

[Revvy]

I ferment small batches regularly in 1 gallon glass growlers. They work quite well. Most home brew shops stock them.

I think the OP is talking about carbonating in the bottles, not fermenting in them. There's a difference once you try to force the co2 into the solution.

But the answer is no. There is none out there, that anyone's turned up that could handle the high psis needed for carbonation.

If you want to store beer in larger volumes like that, you'll have to keg to force carb first.

 

[Revvy]

do you ferment with an airlock, or closed up tight? I've seen some people say that growlers can't take the pressure of bottle conditioning.

Detailed thread explaining why it is a crapshoot to use growlers which aren't really meant to hold beer during carbonation. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/bottling-growlers-instead-bottles-211931/

Start at post 6 and end after reading post 28 and you should understand why.

 

[bja]

2 or 3 liter soda bottles work well.

 

[lmnop]

I think the OP is talking about carbonating in the bottles, not fermenting in them. There's a difference once you try to force the co2 into the solution.

But the answer is no. There is none out there, that anyone's turned up that could handle the high psis needed for carbonation.

Yeah, sorry I said it in a weird way but you're right about what I meant. I figured growlers were out, but I thought I would double check just in case anyone had something similar.

I was trying to work around using plastic, but if there isn't any glass up to the task I'll just buy a TAD set, that'll do just fine.

Thanks guys!