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Eating and Drinking => Homebrew => Topic started by: wayne170534 on May 10, 2011, 09:06

Title: lager bottles
Post by: wayne170534 on May 10, 2011, 09:06

couldnt find the answer so... am just about to try a lager brewing kit and wondered if i had to use beer bottles or if i could use plastic bottles ie 500ml cola bottles?
many thanks
wayne

Title: Re: lager bottles
Post by: Runwell-Steve on May 10, 2011, 12:24

You can use glass bottles or plastic coke bottles, Magners / Bulmers bottles are ideal as they are brown so you won't suffer from light strike, which you can do with clear bottles (beer doesn't like sunlight), and they hold a full PINT.

You can usually source empty Magners bottles from your local pub, they are only too happy to get rid of the empties.

Title: Re: lager bottles
Post by: wayne170534 on May 10, 2011, 16:47

ok thanks, are magners/bulmers screw tops or bottle opener tops?! how easy are they to re-top
thanks

Title: Re: lager bottles
Post by: Runwell-Steve on May 10, 2011, 17:35

They are Crown cap bottles.  They are easy enough to cap, either get a 2 lever capper like this
http://www.hopandgrape.com/public/detailv1.asp?itemcode=DEL20182135

or even better a bench capper. 

http://www.hopandgrape.com/public/detailv1.asp?itemcode=BEN20182166