Bottling Advice

[Chris6]

I've started to get sick of all the 12oz bottles so I turned to my friend the growler, it is a twist off but whenever I open it I always hear a healthy amount of carbonation. I have plenty of these because Cape Cod Beer only sells in growlers. Can I get away with this or should I move on to flip top growlers?

 

[Revvy]

Detailed thread expalining 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.

Get yourself some more bottles....

 

[Ace_Club]

A better alternative to growlers is to use the EZ-Cap bottles or bombers. They are larger than 12 oz (so less bottles to fill).

The EZ-Cap come in 16 oz and 32 oz sizes, are swing top, and are meant to hold pressure.

 

[evilhomer]

My LHBS has 22 oz bottles, they probably run about $1 each though.

 

[Homercidal]

My LHBS has 22 oz bottles, they probably run about $1 each though.

They are a great alternative if you usually drink more than 12 ounces at a time though, and it takes fewer to do up a batch of beer.