Which beer bottles you use?

[Elric]

Would the plastic bottles available here for Pepsi/coke and other carbonated beverages will work?
Also our local brewery here produce carbonated malt and barley drinks(non alcoholic)for general public in glass bottles. I think they too should work.

Pepsi/coke plastic bottles are exactly what I was talking about. They may be thin plastic but they are rated to over 100 psi (way more than glass beer bottles).

 

[BrewingWisdom]

Pepsi/coke plastic bottles are exactly what I was talking about. They may be thin plastic but they are rated to over 100 psi (way more than glass beer bottles).

This too should work but I will be needing a bottle capper and bottle caps. The size of bottle caps is also a issue.

 

[Elric]

This too should work but I will ne Beeding a bottle capper and bottle caps. The size of bottle caps is also a issue.
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Yeah, the added complexity of sourcing additional materials is why I was suggesting the pop bottles, they are really the easiest option.

 

[BrewingWisdom]

Yeah, the added complexity of sourcing additional materials is why I was suggesting the pop bottles, they are really the easiest option.

It too should work with a screw lid. And the volume is 500 ml.

 

[z-bob]

These are by far my favorite bottles. They hold 500 ml, and they handle high pressure very well. I peel the labels off, and wipe off the glue with a paper towel with a little naphtha. The caps are reusable. One liter bottles that look about the same but are fatter are very common and they work just as well, but it's not as handy a size. Some of my friends that I share with don't like the plastic bottles just because they are plastic -- but they still take the free beer.

 

[jambop]

Amber or brown bottles block out the UV light that causes skunking of your beer. As long as you keep the bottles out of the sunlight or other strong UV light source the clear ones work just as well.

I use reclaimed 750 cl Belgian style beer bottles which I have converted to swing top and 75 cl swing top bottles that I have bought ... they are intensely brown in colour .

 

[bwible]

The only beer I recall seeing that used clear bottles was Corona.

Landshark and High Life both come in clear bottles. But they are twist offs and not bottles you would re-use. I don’t recall if Corona bottles are twist off are not.

Miller has a patent on skunk free hops and I haven’t had a skunky High Life. I’m not sure about Landshark but its made by “Margaritaville Brewing Co, St. Louis MO.” There’s only one brewery in St. Louis, MO that I know of. I buy that all the time in the summer and I haven’t had a skunky one yet, whatever they are doing,

 

[jerrylotto]

If you are going to pasteurize your beer and chromatographically remove anything that can photo-oxidize, then clear bottles will work for you. If you are home brewing, brown bottles are safer to use. If you have to use clear (or green) bottles, I would put them into a black plastic bag for storage.

 

[SeeMont]

Would the plastic bottles available here for Pepsi/coke and other carbonated beverages will work?
Also our local brewery here produce carbonated malt and barley drinks(non alcoholic)for general public in glass bottles. I think they too should work.

Call it Dumpster Diving, I have been using one and two liter plastic soda bottles for decades. Free, strong and reusable. If you are bottle conditioning / carbonating, easy to tell when your brew is ready. I can take my home brew on the river as well as to tailgating events without the fear of breaking a bottle.

 

[Inclinejj]

I found a company to send me out 6 plastic growlers. I am experimenting and hope to be able to bring them to Baseball and Football games to tailgate with. Glass is not allowing in the parking area and tailgating. I know canning would be easier but I don't have room for a can sealer in the garage.

 

[z-bob]

I found a company to send me out 6 plastic growlers. I am experimenting and hope to be able to bring them to Baseball and Football games to tailgate with. Glass is not allowing in the parking area and tailgating. I know canning would be easier but I don't have room for a can sealer in the garage.

That's what 1L and 2L plastic pop bottles were made for. 2L is too big a package for one person (it works, but you'll hurt yourself or the beer will go flat) but fine for a group. If you are bottle conditioning you will only get one really clean pour, but most of the sediment will stay in the little feet at the bottom of the bottle and you won't get much yeast in the subsequent pours. Leave about half an ounce behind for the very last pour unless you just like the yeast or don't care anymore

 

[BrewingWisdom]

So guys finally the problem is solved.
I ordered swing top replacements from China(received after 40 days). And successfully installed them on used 300 ml carbonated malt bottles. They are so tight that not a drop of air can get in. And those bottles are made to stand pressure hence perfect for conditioning a beer. (See attached pics)
They are transparent glass bottles but they serve me right because they won't be exposed to any kind of light or sunlight.

 

[jambop]

One thing t

So guys finally the problem is solved.
I ordered swing top replacements from China(received after 40 days). And successfully installed them on used 300 ml carbonated malt bottles. They are so tight that not a drop of air can get in. And those bottles are made to stand pressure hence perfect for conditioning a beer. (See attached pics)
They are transparent glass bottles but they serve me right because they won't be exposed to any kind of light or sunlight.

One thing to remember when using these is to remove the seal when cleaning prior to filling. I use a very similar type and there is always a build up of crud after usage. The seals also need replacement after half a dozen uses. They do work well though

 

[BrewingWisdom]

One thing t

One thing to remember when using these is to remove the seal when cleaning prior to filling. I use a very similar type and there is always a build up of crud after usage. The seals also need replacement after half a dozen uses. They do work well though

What a single usage mean?

 

[jambop]

What a single usage mean?

I have found that after using there is usually a build up of mould between the cap and the seal. So after using and cleaning to get ready for the next use take the seal off to make sure the grot is cleaned off properly. The seals need replaced because after a while they become compressed and do not seal as well as when they are new.

 

[BrewingWisdom]

I have found that after using there is usually a build up of mould between the cap and the seal. So after using and cleaning to get ready for the next use take the seal off to make sure the grot is cleaned off properly. The seals need replaced because after a while they become compressed and do not seal as well as when they are new.

Those new rubber gaskets are really cheap online.
I've four extra gaskets will use them if necessary.

 

[belgabrewing]

So guys finally the problem is solved.
I ordered swing top replacements from China(received after 40 days). And successfully installed them on used 300 ml carbonated malt bottles. They are so tight that not a drop of air can get in. And those bottles are made to stand pressure hence perfect for conditioning a beer. (See attached pics)
They are transparent glass bottles but they serve me right because they won't be exposed to any kind of light or sunlight.

Do you have link to the site you ordered them from you can share? Thanks.

 

[BrewingWisdom]

Do you have link to the site you ordered them from you can share? Thanks.

I've ordered from aliexpress.com.You can find several suppliers over there. I assume you live in the US if true they ship all over the world. But carefully select the shipping options and opt for the cheapest one if you are willing to wait for some time.