Hi all,
I recently salvaged some old beer bottles from friend's station. Some of them I dug from the ground near the ruins of an old homestead, so I'm guessing they're at least a few decades old. They're really heavy and have 'this bottle always remains property of the west australian glass manufacturers' around the bottom with some other symbols.
I thought it would be cool to put them to their original purpose and give the station owner some of my dark ale in them (he'll be stoked). Has anyone got any experience with using really old bottles or some glass knowledge? I'm worried about weathering of the glass causing weakness. I'll make sure the ale isn't too carbonated when I decant from the keg.
Don't worry, I'll make sure they're ultra clean.
I recently salvaged some old beer bottles from friend's station. Some of them I dug from the ground near the ruins of an old homestead, so I'm guessing they're at least a few decades old. They're really heavy and have 'this bottle always remains property of the west australian glass manufacturers' around the bottom with some other symbols.
I thought it would be cool to put them to their original purpose and give the station owner some of my dark ale in them (he'll be stoked). Has anyone got any experience with using really old bottles or some glass knowledge? I'm worried about weathering of the glass causing weakness. I'll make sure the ale isn't too carbonated when I decant from the keg.
Don't worry, I'll make sure they're ultra clean.