Wrong bottles??

[DesertWiner]

I may be posting in the wrong forum, but this may be more of an advanced question. I got through my first batch of beer fine, it tastes great and I bottled it tonight using some of these flip top bottles that we use for our winery. After bottling them my husband tells me that they are not meant to withstand pressure. They look pretty darn sturdy to me. What do you think I should do? Should I release the pressure in a few hours or tomorrow? He suggested that I put them in the fridge with the tops off while they finish the final fermentation. Your thoughts?

 

[RPh_Guy]

Carbonation risks that the bottles will break/explode.

I would get normal beer bottles and re-bottle it ASAP.
No additional priming sugar.

Welcome to HBT!

 

[DesertWiner]

Carbonation risks that the bottles will break/explode.

I would get normal beer bottles and re-bottle it ASAP.
No additional priming sugar.

Welcome to HBT!

All right then. Drink 10 grolsch tonight and it'll all be good. Damn, the sacrifice I must make!

 

[Kirkwooder]

I wouldn't worry at all about those bottles. I have several of the flip top types and they are always fine. Let them ride.

 

[RPh_Guy]

I have several of the flip top types and they are always fine.

It's not the fact that they're swing top, it's the glass thickness. Bottles not made to hold pressure have thin glass. All it takes is one weak area.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

All right then. Drink 10 grolsch tonight and it'll all be good. Damn, the sacrifice I must make!

That’s the spirit! To look at your picture, the bottle looks sturdy, but it is better to be safe than sorry. Welcome to the forum, nice to see more women brewing!

 

[DesertWiner]

It's not the fact that they're swing top, it's the glass thickness. Bottles not made to hold pressure have thin glass. All it takes is one weak area.

These are heavy pottery. It's thicker than a champagne bottle, and certainly thicker than the average beer bottle. But we put port in them, nothing carbonated. How could you tell if there is a weak area?

 

[jfolks]

Pffff those bottles are fine. Put them in a box for two weeks if you’re really worried about it. After that put them in the fridge and enjoy.

 

[greyghost]

You will be fine. Rouge bottles some of there beers in them

 

[RPh_Guy]

How could you tell if there is a weak area?

If they explode when carbonated then you'll know

Maybe they're fine. But if they "are not meant to withstand pressure", then you're taking a risk if you decide to use them.
I'm just saying what I would do.

Cheers

 

[Kirkwooder]

If you are really worried about them, and again I wouldn't be, even the slightest, wrap them in duct tape. The tape won't ad any strength but will help keep pieces contained if they do break. Put them in a tote or bucket to condition.

 

[catdaddy66]

At first that looked like a growler which is not rated to hold much pressure. I used mine once to carbonate an ale as I had run out of bottles. After researching the use of growlers for this purpose I found it was a big NO! So I opened mine at 7-8 days and the cap was tight, hard to unscrew, so it was just shy of busting.

The beer was delicious btw.