Rob Courtney Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Now, I have plastic fantastic and a lot of 750 mi. swing tops and an assortment of Grolsch bottles but I notice that an unnamed forum member seems to have Crown seal bottles in his Mark. So, what is the benefit of Crown seal? I'm asking because I might have to come up with an idea for an Xmas present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 7 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: Now, I have plastic fantastic and a lot of 750 mi. swing tops and an assortment of Grolsch bottles but I notice that an unnamed forum member seems to have Crown seal bottles in his Mark. So, what is the benefit of Crown seal? I'm asking because I might have to come up with an idea for an Xmas present Crown seals (good ones) are easy to sanitise, put on (lever style capper or hand capper and hammer), don’t rust like in the past, hold pressure (seal tightens with carbonation pressure). I have Coopers glass and good old Pickaxe long neck bottles of stout and dark ale that are 7yrs old and the crown seals are still doing the job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 Think I may have to get this for Xmas...or my b/day. People ask you what they can get you and you are like " I dunno, I'm not hugely materialistic ( don't own a mobile phone) but if I want something I can just go get it ) A capper system seems like a great idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 For glass, only way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, Barrelboy said: For glass, only way to go. Fair enough. There is something about screw tops that make me unsure. Maybe it is the fizz content, head retention, being plastic, maybe all four reasons but I can see me going down this path Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul84 Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 Yeah i am shopping for some good glass bottles too. The brewflo will hold its place but it's hard to take to a social event haha . The plastic screams coopers kit and i think drinking from glass is heaps more enjoyable . Brewmart also sell empty browns for a good price . So now deciding if I want to try to wash and remove labels ( and enjoy the beer) from a few cartons or shell out for new stubbies 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 Why not build you bottle stocks up by having a few long necks. You better off enjoying a few and the brews already done get to mature a bit longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul84 Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Barrelboy said: Why not build you bottle stocks up by having a few long necks. You better off enjoying a few and the brews already done get to mature a bit longer. This is a very true and valid reasoning . I just dunno if I can go through the effort of scrubbing off all those labels. I am thinking a few Swanny D's wont go astray though 🙂 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Paul84 said: This is a very true and valid reasoning . I just dunno if I can go through the effort of scrubbing off all those labels. I am thinking a few Swanny D's wont go astray though 🙂 . I wouldn’t worry about the labels they’ll come off it time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul84 Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 Thats also a fair point. I might have to start shopping then. Brewmart does 60 empties for 38 bucks . Just not sure how much or how hard postage will be . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, Paul84 said: Thats also a fair point. I might have to start shopping then. Brewmart does 60 empties for 38 bucks . Just not sure how much or how hard postage will be . Postage to where you are I wouldn’t expect to be cheap. What about people you know saving their bottles. Or the local pub, what do they do with the empties? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul84 Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 14 minutes ago, Barrelboy said: Postage to where you are I wouldn’t expect to be cheap. What about people you know saving their bottles. Or the local pub, what do they do with the empties? Didnt think about asking the local pubs . Most ppl up here drink Tins, and mostly bush chook up here not as much culture lol . But i know a few guys who enjoy a drop so could always ask them to help out if they get chance to sample on occasion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul84 Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 First box of Beer washed and labels off. Proceeds of a Sunday Sesh after work Sunday morning . Now question for the crew in regards to washing , do you wash and rinse with hot water after drinking the starsan or you get a commercial cleaner to go with , not a massive fan of adding normal dishsoap for the fear of residue 🤢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Paul84 said: First box of Beer washed and labels off. Proceeds of a Sunday Sesh after work Sunday morning . Now question for the crew in regards to washing , do you wash and rinse with hot water after drinking the starsan or you get a commercial cleaner to go with , not a massive fan of adding normal dishsoap for the fear of residue 🤢 After drinking if you rinse straight away, that’s rinse straight away before any beer can dry in the bottle then all you need to do before the next bottling is sanitise. I did this for years. Now the rinse program was a sink or bucket of water, dunk bottle and fill about a third full, shake, tip out and then a third fill from the tap, shake tipout, repeat third full from the tap, shake and then drain. Store in down position until needed. I could still do this pissed, just a discipline needed. If you don’t and it drys then a cleaner like sodium percarbonate is required - a process and cost you don’t need to do if you rinse straight after consumption. ps you draining set looks great. Edited December 18, 2019 by Barrelboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul84 Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) Need to get a peg board set up so I can dry them without having time precariously perch as they are now lol. These ones were Sunday until now before I rinsed them properly , they all got a quick squirt on Sundag morning . Maybe ill grab a cleaner to go with . But yeah rinse when I finish drinking them will be the standard thing, unless I am out and then it will be done when I am home Edited December 18, 2019 by Paul84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, Paul84 said: Need to get a peg board set up so I can dry them without having time precariously perch as they are now lol. These ones were Sunday until now before I rinsed them properly , they all got a quick squirt on Sundag morning . Maybe ill grab a cleaner to go with . But yeah rinse when I finish drinking them will be the standard thing, unless I am out and then it will be done when I am home After draining to store, newspaper in the bottom of a milk crate or cardboard box works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul84 Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Yeah I have a milk crate already lined up to store the bottles once dry 🙂 , going to need to procure a few more though I think lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Barrelboy said: After draining to store, newspaper in the bottom of a milk crate or cardboard box works well. Upside down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Rob Courtney said: Upside down? Yep, bottle neck down until required. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 So, first bottling with crown seals today and I have learnt something, if a seal falls down between your carton of bottles, maybe don't thrust your hand down to get it. A fair amount of blood and a few minutes of pressure on the cut was the end result, would advise against repeating that in the future. Anyways, worked well, better with the longnecks than the stubbies but practice will make perfect I'm sure 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul84 Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: So, first bottling with crown seals today and I have learnt something, if a seal falls down between your carton of bottles, maybe don't thrust your hand down to get it. A fair amount of blood and a few minutes of pressure on the cut was the end result, would advise against repeating that in the future. Anyways, worked well, better with the longnecks than the stubbies but practice will make perfect I'm sure Yeah that doesnt sound like much fun at all . What capper are you guys using ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Bought one from the local brew shop, I'll dig up an equivalent pic of one for you. Online you can get them for 30 odd but I paid 60 for it as the guy is a local shop owner with a wealth of information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul84 Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Easy to cap with ? Anyone had issues with "bottle bombs " ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, Paul84 said: Easy to cap with ? Anyone had issues with "bottle bombs " ? Yeah it was. What is bottle bombs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul84 Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Over carbonated glass bottles lol . The pressure has nowhere to go lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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