Canning Homebrew?

[SouthBay]

thats pretty frickin rad.

Now the trick is to get the price point down so its really easily affordable.

Also, why would you make a can with a drinking hole that isnt food grade? that seems silly.

 

[GarageDweller]

Also, why would you make a can with a drinking hole that isnt food grade? that seems silly.

I was thinking the same thing. I imagine this thread will have it all sorted out by the end of the day. Hopefully the food grade cans won't cost a lot more. Since the canning device looks to be pricey, compared to a simple bottle capper.

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

thats pretty frickin rad.

Now the trick is to get the price point down so its really easily affordable.

Also, why would you make a can with a drinking hole that isnt food grade? that seems silly.

Isn't it frackin' sweet?! I'm not getting the 'non food grade' can thing either.... does non food grade just mean not lined? If that's the case, as long as it doesn't affect the flavor, f it.... half of what you hear about aluminum (like all that Alzheimer's schtuff) is old wive's tales. Either way, there HAS to be a way to get Ball cans, or other food grade or lined cans.

 

[Kealia]

These guys in the San Francisco Bay Area are doing this for some of the craft breweries out here. They've mentioned on their Facebook that they are looking for a way to have "home brewer" days where we can bring in our kegs to have them canned. No mention of price yet, but I'm definitely watching them for updates.

 

[GarageDweller]

Cut out the middle man!
I want to can my own, screw paying someone a per-can price and having to bring the beer to their shop. I want to can in my home brewery! This is America dammit!

 

[CBXBob]

Cut out the middle man!
I want to can my own, screw paying someone a per-can price and having to bring the beer to their shop. I want to can in my home brewery! This is America dammit!

Or, start your own "I'll can your home brew" business! There is a company (seen it on this forum) that makes reusable vinyl labels the brewer could put on his cans. With the growth of the home brew industry, that could be a very brisk business.

 

[SouthBay]

I came up with an idea on how this could be done. but, if anyone steals it, i expect free cans to can my homebrew with.

so, you start with a can that has the sidewalls and top (with the mouth of the can already sealed). The bottom is left off, however.

The bottom of the sidewalls would need a thicker 'ring' of aluminum to keep it from crushing. The bottom edge of that ring would need to have the same waxy/silicone stuff thats on the inside of bottle caps. On top of that, the reinforced ring could have a 1/4 turn threading on it. This is the male end of the setup.

Then, the bottom of the can would be where the real changes come in. It could be a solid piece of aluminum, with the same waxy stuff on it. It would need to have a female set of threading that mates up to the male threading on the can's reinforced bottom ring. On top of that, the bottom would have a ring of rectangular 'tabs' that radiate outward, encircling the whole deal.

So, you invert the can, fill it, then twist on the bottom, creating the seal.

Then, to ensure it doesnt pop open, an oversized capper would essentially fold down the tabs around the lip of the reinforced ring.

i hope that explains it. if anyones intrigued enough, i could draw up a diagram to go along with the description.

this idea stems from the bottle caps going onto the bottle doing a couple of things: first, it creates a seal. second, it locks the cap in place so the outward pressure doesnt break the seal. It also addresses the problem of the cap being uncomfortable on your face when you're drinking it by putting it on the bottom of the can. The reinforced ring shouldnt collapse under the capper, either. AND, it would require only minimal equipment to do on your countertop.

thoughts?

 

[NineMilBill]

But lately, looking at the kegs I just bought, I'm thinking something like a tini keg lid

Sounds a lot like a Grolsch version of a can. I would imagine that if this idea were plausible, someone would have done it already.

 

[jonmohno]

cell phones,live internet"s",next up hombrew cans.I mean look at telephones ?whod a thunk,think about it.amazings.

 

[GarageDweller]

Looks to me like there is a company that is already on top of how to make the cans and canner. We just haven't figured out whether the "non food grade" cans are a problem or not. I'm sure a phone call to that company would probably find that they either sell the same cans with the food grade lining, or that the "non food grade" cans would be fine for canning homebrew. I don't know, I'm interested, but don't want to be the first guy to buy 300 cans and find out its leaching aluminum when my skin turns blue like the colloidal silver guy. :fro:

 

[andrewmcd11]

any updates? has anyone found food grade cans or started canning beers themselves?