Growler Capping Redesign

This has been done.

The tall one in the back is also 2L, which means you usually get a few more ounces for the price of a fill.

 

Growlerwerks uKeg... http://www.growlerwerks.com/?gclid=...bTkHRWWcKGxXvBLmlhek6DJGsycB-_K3qEBoCvbLw_wcB

Edit: it's more than just a cap design though and they haven't started shipping ukegs yet.

 

That's a $150 solution for a non-existent problem right there.

 

Find a place/brewery with a counter-pressure system and u will never want a plain metal capped growler fill again. A lot of places fill wrong (not letting the beer foam over to save money) and by the time u get home and open the growler, it's flat.

 

screw-top lids have a gasket in them that seals with the glass rim on the growler and is kept compressed by tightening the lid. flip-tops have a gasket on the stopper that does the same thing but is kept compressed by a lever. The flip-top is by far cooler to look at and to operate, but I can't imagine it provides any advantages over a screw-top as far as preserving beer goes. Am I missing something?

 

Here is a similar vacuum insulated stainless steel 64-oz growler for $33. I own this one; it works well and is easy to clean. http://amzn.com/B00AZMICOY
Edit: Also the newer barrel version with more color options: http://amzn.com/B00E63TI32

Unless I'm drinking with friends, finishing a whole growler in one evening is not likely to happen. I usually recap my growlers and finish it the next day, but I do detect the oxidation and some loss of carbonation by then. The uKeg should stop the oxidation/carbonation issue completely. I understand people's hesitation at the $129 price tag, but my wife ordered me a uKeg as a Christmas gift, so that's a done deal! The only thing I'm concerned about with the uKeg is how easily it can be cleaned.

 

Palla growlers are my favorite.

 

I love my DuClaw growler! It's the first one I fill when I'm getting fills.

 

I have only personal experience to base this on. My flip-tops seem to keep the beer longer than my screw-tops. This is especially true once I've poured my first glass.

 

If you've used both and noticed flip-tops work better then I don't doubt what you're saying, but I'm still curious as to why they would work better.

 

I feel like the original glass growler will be a thing of the past. Some of these aluminum and plastic growlers that can be vaccum sealed seem to make way more sense.

 

I don't think you ever want a beer that has been vacuum-sealed. Pressurized with CO2 would be better.

 

Just curious, what would be the disadvantage of vacuum sealing? Loss of carbonation?

 

check these out

http://www.kleankanteen.com/collections/growlers

 

if you want to keep your screw top for a while, just tighten the cap down as best you can and the wrap some electrical tape around the cap and bottle to double seal it.

I learned this in AZ when they had to do that to satisfy the open container laws.

 

I think you meant vacuum insulated growlers, not vacuum sealed. A good container should have the headspace filled with CO2 and as free of O2 as possible. Vacuum insulated double wall containers are great and are far better than solid insulation like foam or a classic koozie.