Trying to bottle some "twist" off cap bottles. What's the secret to obtain a solid seal without cracking/breaking the neck? I have to older 1qt bottles with the smooth edge which u need an old fashion bottle opener too. Been using them fer 10rys and no problems.
Glass or Plastic bottles? Any pros /cons? Same taste?
You can use a bench capper and that should get you the best seal possible. I think you will probably always have *some* break, tho', unless you choose them carefully.
I tried using them briefly. I had one or two break and I always had a few twist off bottles that didn't hold carbonation. I never had that problem with regular top bottles, so I quit using the twist offs.
Same taste for a while (3 - 6 months). If you re-use plastic bottles that soda comes in, you can expect the beer to oxidize to a point where you won't want to drink it by 6 months or so. There are commercial homebrew plastic bottles (that you may be talking about) which might do better (special coatings to stop oxygen transmission, for example).
I also briefly re-used plastic soda bottles once. The small bottles (12 -
20 oz) seemed to oxidize to undrinkable in the 6 - 10 month time frame. However, the larger bottles (2 or 3 liters) took much longer to become undrinkable. I had one 2 liter bottle that was still "drinkable" after about 2 years, tho' it WAS oxidized badly (it lasted that long because it got lost somehow).Bottom line ... if you can, stay with the glass regular cappable bottles. Note, however, that I've never used the specially made new plastic bottles for homebrewing, so those may be a good option. If you will always drink all your beer within 4 months, you can re-use soda bottles.
Derric
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