Has anyone used this product before? How well does it work? Does it retain carbonation well, let alone any? Are there bottle formats that it does not work (well) with? Thank you in advance for any info. Product in question: https://www.thebruerystore.com/p-91-bottle-stopper.aspx
I was expecting a higher price point than that. I`ve used the generic ones and they work good but this looks sleeker and nicer.
I mostly use the Bruery stopper to cap beers for a few hours and rarely have used it for overnight storage, but when I used it to store beers overnight I thought it did a good job at retaining carbonation and worked far better than the cheap wine stoppers. It works perfectly on every 750 ml I've tried but does not fit that well on 22 oz Bombers or 12 ozers
The longest one`s lasted was two days i think. Had lost some carbonation but i`ve only done that with big beers and it didn`t really affect the taste.
I've only used the generic, not with Bruery Logo. I've done 1 day, 3 days, and 4 days (got pushed to the back of the fridge and forgot about it). 4 days was undrinkable. 3 days had lost a lot of carbonation, but wasn't quite flat and was still drinkable, 1 day was barely noticeable.
Looks like a generic champagne corker, don't think the logo on top will save it any better...but what do I know?
i'm convinced that the bruery's entire business model is selling their huge ass beers in 750mls so they can sell tons more of these stoppers. personally, on the rare occasions when i don't feel like taking down a whole bomber in one sitting, i use a vacu vin.
I think the standard stoppers (stainless with conical black rubber stopper) work better than the winged-champagne variety.... I'd say 24 hours it's still very good...
These function differently than a wine stopper. In wine, you jam a plug into the bottle to prevent air exchange which oxidizes the product. Some even have vacuum pumps to pull more air out. This style however (I have known them as champagne savers) work by clamping on to the ridge on the bottle neck so that as CO2 builds and tries to escape the grip tightens on the neck raising the internal pressure and keeping some CO2 dissolved in the liquid. I'd say they are ok at saving champagne for a day or so but beer, especially bigger BA varieties most wouldn't be keen on killing in one sitting (I'm looking at you Brandy Bois) are less carbonated to begin with so there is less to salvage. At that point you are going from low carb to slim carb to nil. It works very well over a few hours, ok overnight but I wouldn't let a beer go for much more than a day. In practice these are good for when you realize you made a mistake and opened something big right after polishing off Black Tuesday or Chocolate Rain solo.
I've used it a few times, but not for more than 24 hours. Didn't really notice any difference in the beers during that time-frame, but they were bigger, stronger than normal beers, so maybe that helped. It only fits on the champagne style 750ml bottles that Bruery uses (as far as I've found).
This is the best stopper I have used. I have tried many for beer and wine. Only drawback is that it doesn't work well on certain bottles: Buy one twenty here if you can't find one locally: http://www.crateandbarrel.com/wine-bottle-stopper/s268704 I can't speak for the Bruery one, but it looks like a standard champagne stopper with their logo. If it is, you will hate it as it will not work for 80% of bottles. Might only work on their bottles due to the glass "lip" around the edge of their bottles. Helps to hold the two sides down. With many bottles, the lip either isn't there or not pronounced enough to hold them down, often leading to popping off, leaking, etc.
sounds like this is pretty much the same as putting an open 750 in the fridge. about a day later it is still drinkable and has carbonation. two is pushing it. 3 is a no go. so... whats the point?
Similar, but a cap helps to keep the carbonation. You are correct, it will last only a day or two. It still works much better than leaving it open in the fridge. Similar to a growler. Would you leave your growler top off when putting it into the fridge?
Same thing, open growler lasts a day or two. Cap on or off. The pressure buildup can't be enough to make a difference when the bottle/growler is half empty.
I guess I will have to disagree to some extent. Capping a bottle or growler after opening it definitely helps to keep the beer a little longer and the carbonation much longer. No comparison.
I use the Bruery's stopper all the time. The down side is that it only works with 750ml "champagne" style bottles. The plus is that it definitely works well. I've left certain brews for few days without a noticeable difference.
