grantiesbrew
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Is anyone using old tooheys new brown glass bottles and does it work!!!!!
Is anyone using old tooheys new brown glass bottles and does it work!!!!!
I've collected over 100 of these so far. I sealed some with the bench capper & they seem to seal just fine. I have found the best bottles to pour from are the James Squire 345ml pop tops & I have collected about 150 of them so far as well. Heaps of people seem to use the twist top bottles without any dramas as long as you cap them with a bench capper. The Tooheys bottles pour nicely too without that glug, glug that stirs up the sediment. Start collecting them buddy, they'll be fine.
How old?
The newish ones have a twist seal on the bottle and are MUCH harder to seal,
any old brown beer bottle with a crown seal will work.
Having said that I have some VERY old CUB longnecks that have quite thin glass on the neck,
and once in a while I break one in the neck while sealing. The Coopers ones are indeed the best.
If I'm away from the brew supply and feeling thirsty I always get some Coopers Stout or Ale
and keep the bottles.
When I was young I went to a scout jamboree on the proceeds of collecting longnecks.
Did you know you can actually fit SEVENTY dozen longnecks into a HK Holden SEDAN and still drive it.
Yes SEVEN ZERO. What I would give for just one carload of those now.
I dont use them, but they are brown and I dare say they will do the job nicely.
I thought of using dishwasher but worried about soap being a problem with head retention. would washing after dishwasher be necessary? Double handling? Run dishwasher with no soap?H0U5ECAT said:I'm a fan of the squire bottles.
Mainly because all the brother in laws drink it and I like the tag line around the neck.
The labels come off rather decently too.
Half hour soak, remove label and stick it in the dishwasher. Nice and clean.
I'd give them a clean by hand then chuck them in the dishwasher without soap, the main idea being that the heat will somewhat sterilise no need for soap as it's predominantly used for removing grease anyway and if you're beer has grease in it you're doing it wrongbeercus said:I thought of using dishwasher but worried about soap being a problem with head retention. would washing after dishwasher be necessary? Double handling? Run dishwasher with no soap?
Thoughts?
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