guinness bottles

[tim.jamison]

the guinness draft bottles are great but will the widget have an effect on my beer????

 

[God Emporer BillyBrew]

I'd worry about sanitation. Can't you get it out with a pair of needle nose pliers.

 

[jjsscram]

Can't you get it out with a pair of needle nose pliers.

That how I got mine out.

 

[casebrew]

I used a bent wire. Since I 'bought' my bottles from the dumpster behind a Mexican restaraunt, many had limes in them, and needed a wire to harvest the limes.

Bigger problem with the Guiness bottles was cutting the labels off...all for a substandard bottle- 11 oz.

 

[The Happy Mug]

Not do change the subject, but the bottles for 90 Shilling are great for re-using. No name on the glass, but a pair of crossed hop flowers. Labels come off with warm water, too.

 

[lethian]

I've found the guiness bottles are actually the best bottles to use. They're labeled as being 11.5 FL oz but I belive the .5 oz difference is because of the widget.

The label is not glued on so they are extremely easy to pull off. Just carefully put a knife under the label and you slice it off. No more worrying about have to soak the bottles to get the label off.

Also turn the bottle over and get a thin pair of needle nose pliers and you pull the widget right out.

 

[autoferret]

But a little bit of soap/water and a scrub pad gets the lable glue off just fine! I drink Kirin from time to time and i just wash the bottle and scub the lable off. If u put them in cold water for 10-15minutes the lables will just about fall off and then some hot soapy water with a scrub pad gets the glue off!!!

 

[woodstone]

Never really thought of using the Guinness bottles for homebrew but bought a six-pack with a six of Sammy Summer tonight..."black and summers" are good but running low.... ! Anyhoo, the G's here in MA, USA are nice shape, the plastic shrink wrap label comes off without glue residue, and the widgie pulls out with needle-nose or my chick's tight tongue (good for me )! Are you REALLY going to miss the 0.5 fluid ounces?! I can't wait to get up with a hang-over tomorrow just to buy another six (and see my girl pull the widgies)! Uhh, oh, yea, and "work" too. Cheers, MATES!

 

[El Pistolero]

and the widgie pulls out with needle-nose or my chick's tight tongue (good for me )!

Sorry, but I'm calling BS on that one, unless of course you can post a pic.

 

[JacktheKnife]

I use Guiness bottles and really like them as they are not so tall and therefore store on the shelves in my brewery better. Don't like the Guinness however. {Sorry} But what the **** is a widgie? There ain't any foreign objects in my bottles. {I looked} A widget? Ho Ho Ho Merry X-mas and keep ya'll heads down Knife

 

[El Pistolero]

I use Guiness bottles and really like them as they are not so tall and therefore store on the shelves in my brewery better. Don't like the Guinness however. {Sorry} But what the **** is a widgie? There ain't any foreign objects in my bottles. {I looked} A widget? Ho Ho Ho Merry X-mas and keep ya'll heads down Knife

They're in the bottles of Guiness Draft.

 

[Rhoobarb]

the guinness draft bottles are great but will the widget have an effect on my beer????

On a lark, I used one of the 'widget bottles' once when I bottled my dry Irish stout, just to see what would happen. It had no effect on the beer at all; it was the same as any other bottle in the batch.

I read on the Guiness website once that the widget is a one-time use thingy. It sits on top of the beer and when the can is opened, a small amount of beer and nitrogen, trapped in the widget, is forced out.

 

[woodstone]

Sorry, but I'm calling BS on that one, unless of course you can post a pic.

El Pistolero,
Can't. You called RIGHT and cheers to ya! You are the second on my favorites list! I WAS ALL IN AND NOW ALL "OUT". Like now, I'm S.Faced! BTY, work sucked today with a hang over...much like it will tomorrow! AND FOR THE REST OF YA, PULL THE "WIDGIE" OUT WITH A DAMN PAIR OF NEEDLE NOSE ALREADY"...sick of the STUPID POSTS and those that don't pull it out before bottling...I MEAN COME ON ALREADY...USE SOME DAMN COMMON SENSE! I can see the follow-ups now..