Miller Lite aluminum bottles

[agbrewer03]

We started buying these for fishing trips because you could screw the cap back on and glass wasn't allowed. They work great and hold 16 oz. anyone reused this to bottle their homebrew? I would think as long as your seal is good they would work fine?

 

[NTXBrauer]

I would believe they would work perfectly if you are bottling directly from the keg and plan on drinking in a day or so. I don't know how the would hold up for longer term conditioning. Someone here needs to try it out and report the results.

 

[estricklin]

Very possible that they could work. It seems as though I seen someone in another thread posting about it, but can't remember. If I run across it I'll post the link here.

But if you try it, let us know, others are probably considering the same thing, and you won't know unless you try!

 

[brandonman]

I remember seeing these talked about in a sticky somewhere. In short, they're great, but if you try to brush the interior, you might nick the internal finish, which will apparently cause some real problems.

 

[brandonman]

Found it. It's 3 posts down.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/vs-pro-con-analysis-109318/

 

[Dan]

I've never used them but a friend sent some of his homebrew through the mail to me in these things. He bottle conditioned in them and the ones I recieved were perfectly carbed.

 

[uatuba]

I wonder how one could get a decent supply of them?

 

[dsaavedra]

I wonder how one could get a decent supply of them?

Drink a bunch

 

[CaptainArgo]

Scratching the aluminum does sound like a problem, perhaps, but as long as you wash/rinse them out immediately after drinking it sounds like they'd be pretty ideal as long as they seal properly. Talk about not letting light in! Also, aluminum is a much better heat conductor than glass, so they'd chill faster, too.

The downside, of course, is having to buy/drink a lot of Miller Lite.
Unless I had Miller drinkers who could supply me for free, I'd spend the $$ on those sweet brown Grolsch-style swing-top bottles

 

[mrduna01]

Would acidic sanitizer react with the aluminum?

So many beers... so little time.

 

[tommyguner03]

my brother in law and I used these when we were at a water park. we re used them for about a day and a half and basically it turned our lips blue. and what happened the "paint" or whatever it is came off. so i say use at your own risk.

 

[Brightwaters]

I've bottled conditioned a kolsch & Red Ale using the Miller Bottle cans.Just cracked one open now after 6 months & it was awesome.Kept the pressure with a fine head on my brew.Never had any off taste or flavors as far as i could tell.I just use them once though & toss. Try a few cans in your batch.

 

[Newsman]

Thinking about picking up a 6-pack or so to bottle some homebrew in to take with me on a visit to my brother up in Ohio on his sailboat. I read the "pro/con" post about these. That post suggested they use regular bottle caps. Do they use regular bottle caps or do they use screw-on caps? Or is there a choice?

 

[reeberom]

Drink a bunch

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[uatuba]

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