Any heavy duty bottles that will work with standard wing capper/caps?

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  1. adamholl

    adamholl Devotee (357) Sep 5, 2009 New York

    Hi all -

    I've got an 100% Brett IPA fermenting at the moment. It's my first 100% Brett beer. My best understanding is that it will not finish as dry as a mixed fermentation. And certainly I'm going to make sure gravity is stable before bottling.

    At the same time, I am a bit nervous about bottling a Brett beer that does not finish super low. Maybe my concerns are unwarranted, so long as gravity is stable before I bottle. But - if I am not set up for kegging, and I don't have a bench capper, do I have a good option? Are there any heavy duty bottles that I can use with a standard wing capper and caps? Maybe old Orval bottles, or anything else?

    I may be looking for something that doesn't exist, and the answer may be that I need a bench capper, which is not the end of the world. But looking for an easier solution first.
     
    #1 adamholl, Apr 5, 2016
  2. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    When I homebrew beers with the intention of highly carbonating that batch I use returnable bottles which I cap using a standard wing capper. The issue here is that returnable bottles are no longer commercially used. I am not a user of online resale sites (eBay, Craigslist, etc.) but I wonder if you could obtain these bottles this way?

    I have saved some Boulevard bottles that are a bit heavy duty (Tank 7, Sixth Glass) and a wing capper works for those bottles.

    Cheers!

    P.S. A photograph of my returnable bottles:

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    #2 JackHorzempa, Apr 5, 2016
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  3. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    My local homebrew shop carries 375 500 and 750 ml Belgian bottles that accept a standard crown cap.
     
    #3 SFACRKnight, Apr 5, 2016
  4. DunkelFester

    DunkelFester Zealot (607) Aug 24, 2004 Pennsylvania

    Because I love responding to questions with suggestions rather than answers...

    Buy that bench capper. Mount it to an old table. Live happily ever after.

    You won't regret it.

    Buy a floor corker while you're there, too. Thank me after you cork and cage your first batch.
     
    #4 DunkelFester, Apr 5, 2016
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  5. monkeybeerbelly

    monkeybeerbelly Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2012 New York

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