can I use a growler for bottling?

[sheldon123]

I have a few growlers laying around and I was wondering if I could use them for bottling some of my beer after primary?

 

[twig]

They're not designed to hold pressure, so there's a risk they'll break. I used growlers several times with no problems before I knew better - then one of my buddies picked up a growler he'd had stored under the kitchen table for a couple of months and found the bottom was no longer part of the growler and the beer had long since soaked into the floor. Use at own risk.

 

[sheldon123]

Thanks for the advice! I don't think I will use them.

 

[Trevor57]

Just scroll to the bottom of the page......