Snap top bottles

[Shovelhead89]

I was thinking of ordering a pallet of snap top bottles. I use them for spirits I make and I thought they'd work equally as well for wine. Any thoughts on how well the wine would keep? Sure would be handy to be able to skip corking and the price isn't significantly higher when buying in bulk.

 

[Yooper]

I was thinking of ordering a pallet of snap top bottles. I use them for spirits I make and I thought they'd work equally as well for wine. Any thoughts on how well the wine would keep? Sure would be handy to be able to skip corking and the price isn't significantly higher when buying in bulk.

I don't know what a snap top bottle is- can you give us a link so we can see what you mean?

 

[Shovelhead89]

Like this but in 750ml

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002Y29JMW/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[Yooper]

Ah, gotcha.

You could bottle in those, if they seal well, for short term use but I wouldn't age anything in there long-term.

I've done it when I've had some wine that wouldn't fit in the regular large bottles, and I bottled it in those in 16 ounce size, and it worked out ok.

 

[slym2none]

Ah - they are known as "swing-tops" around here.

 

[Shovelhead89]

Yes, they are also known as swing tops. I only make fruit wine so ageing isn't a huge concern, but I'd like them to last over a year atleast. Think that would be an issue? I'd think they'd seal as well as cheaper corks but I could be wrong. They snap down really tight and the rubber is suitable for alcohol according to the distributor.

 

[siletzspey]

Like others, I use swing-top aka Grolsch-style bottles for all my cider and berry wine, and still have some good bottle-aged cider from 2013. I haven't aged berry wine successfully beyond 2+ years, but it's far more likely it's due to my lack of regular dosing with k-meta prior to and at bottle up. On maybe 20% of my bottles, I do find that the rubber gasket will adhear to the glass upon opening, and can rough up the gasket when peeling it off, so I often toss gaskets after 2 uses max.

Overall I love flip tops.

--SiletzSpey

 

[johns455]

I have used them a lot and had good results, the gasket will stick during long term storage but replacement gaskets are really cheap. I've used them with every kind of wine and brandy without problem.

 

[lhommedieu]

I just picked up twelve half-liter bottles to use for secondary fermentation for kombucha. They seem pretty straightforward.

 

[Shovelhead89]

Sounds great, looks like I'll be ordering up a bunch. Thanks guys.

 

[DoctorCAD]

I won a case of 1 litre swing-tops at a wine competition and use them. You do need to replace the gasket, but that's the cheap part. I like them for the Mist kits. Less bottles to open since they hold 1 1/3 regular bottles. Also, no ageing needed with Mist kits.