Bottling in European bottles

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  1. RochefortChris

    RochefortChris Grand Pooh-Bah (3,271) Oct 2, 2012 North Carolina
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    So I'm pretty sure this thread has been posted, I just don't feel like looking for it. Anyway, I've heard that a lot of European bottles mouths are just a hair smaller than American bottles and don't cap properly. I capped a few empty ones of different shapes and sizes and the caps seemed stay on pretty well. What I'm asking is will some bottles work (I have a lot of Belgian bottles) or should I just stick to American bottles?
     
    #1 RochefortChris, Mar 5, 2014
  2. Iamjeff6

    Iamjeff6 Initiate (0) Sep 9, 2013 Virginia

    I heard using a bench capper they should cap just fine, using a wing capper you will discover some leaks.

    If you have a way of measuring, standard cap size is 26mm.
     
    #2 Iamjeff6, Mar 5, 2014
  3. od_sf

    od_sf Initiate (0) Nov 2, 2010 California

    I use bottles from the following breweries all the time with no issues: Orval (I have nearly 200 of these), St Bernardus, Brasserie de la Senne, Westmalle. Probably more that I can't think of right now.
     
    #3 od_sf, Mar 5, 2014
  4. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    I had a leaker on an import many years ago (don't recall which brewery) and have not used a foreign bottle since then.
     
    #4 PapaGoose03, Mar 5, 2014
  5. GUNSLINGER

    GUNSLINGER Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2013 Colorado

    I use them all the time without issue. I really like the Belgian bottles for bottling my Belgian beers. I do have a bench top capper; never tried it with a wing capper...
     
    #5 GUNSLINGER, Mar 5, 2014
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