rookbrewer 0 Posted January 31, 2013 I am new to the home brewing scene and have not bottled my first batch yet. I was wondering if commercial Bud Light bottles work with caps that can be bought. I was not sure if them being twist off caps mattered. Any insight into experiences or the best bottles would be greatly appreciated!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swenocha 276 Posted January 31, 2013 It is advised to use pop-top bottles instead of twist-off. Some have bottled successfully with twistees (I have bottled one or two bottles that way successfully), but there are a couple problems. One, your capper could potentially not get as good a seal as it would on the other bottles; and two, they are generally thinner and more prone to breakage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 31, 2013 Toss the twisties, not worth it.Welcome to the forum!Some good reads:http://community.mrbeer.com/forum/8-new-brewers-and-faqs/123726-simple-guide-linehttp://community.mrbeer.com/forum/8-new-brewers-and-faqs/65050-new-brewers-please-read-malt-to-adjunct-ratioshttp://www.howtobrew.com/intro.htmlhttp://www.brewersassociation.org/attachments/0000/2207/BA_Beer_Style_2010.pdfhttp://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator/carbonation.html?11878171#taghttp://www.beerborg.com/index/ Old Mr. Beer recipes for those that got lucky enough to have the older HMEs:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvC_u0VMvajpdHRSYlVpUElvbGZJYl9hbFo3NkVmR3c#gid=2 (Spreadsheet NOT my creation!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jivex5k 1 Posted January 31, 2013 Using twist-offs is a bad idea. Get some Sierra Nevada, Sam Adams, Guiness, or even Grolsch if that's your style. Those beers are available pretty much everywhere. Where do you live? There might be some local breweries that offer good beer as well! Support local breweries today! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rookbrewer 0 Posted January 31, 2013 I live in Cincinnati and only know of one brewery around here, Hudepohl. As far as I know they only have canned beer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest System Admin Posted January 31, 2013 "rookbrewer" post=329146 said:I am new to the home brewing scene and have not bottled my first batch yet. I was wondering if commercial Bud Light bottles work with caps that can be bought. I was not sure if them being twist off caps mattered. Any insight into experiences or the best bottles would be greatly appreciated!!!No. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swenocha 276 Posted January 31, 2013 "rookbrewer" post=329171 said:I live in Cincinnati and only know of one brewery around here, Hudepohl. As far as I know they only have canned beer.Rivertown! Moerlein! I have both in my fridge right now...Also, Mt. Carmel and Listermann are two I haven't tried from there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rookbrewer 0 Posted January 31, 2013 I did not realize Moerlein was a locally brewed beer. The others I have never heard of. But thanks that is good to know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FedoraDave 4 Posted January 31, 2013 Twisties bad, pop-tops good.Lost of micros will have good bottles to use. Sam Adams has already been mentioned, but Sierra Nevada, Anchor, many larger micros with wide distribution have good reusable bottles.And they come with free beer in them, too! :woohoo: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swenocha 276 Posted January 31, 2013 Here's the mother-lode of bottles (and the location I shop when in Cincy)... Jungle Jim's!Mmmmm.... Beer... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haerbob3 31 Posted January 31, 2013 The bottles from the big boy swill pushers are designed for a single use Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 31, 2013 Ok, now I'm drooling... I've been swenocha'd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Birdman925 0 Posted January 31, 2013 Isn't Mt Carmel in the nati? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sluggo 0 Posted February 1, 2013 "rookbrewer" post=329171 said:I live in Cincinnati and only know of one brewery around here, Hudepohl. As far as I know they only have canned beer.Sounds like a business oppty. A city as big as Cinci needs a local brewery. Who's with me? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
khawk95 85 Posted February 1, 2013 That picture made me thirsty! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Johnson 1,263 Posted February 1, 2013 "rookbrewer" post=329171 said:I live in Cincinnati and only know of one brewery around here, Hudepohl. As far as I know they only have canned beer. I've been gone a very long time. They don't brew Schoenling in Cincy anymore? :barman: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swenocha 276 Posted February 1, 2013 "Jimjohson" post=329341 said:"rookbrewer" post=329171 said:I live in Cincinnati and only know of one brewery around here, Hudepohl. As far as I know they only have canned beer. I've been gone a very long time. They don't brew Schoenling in Cincy anymore? :barman:Schoenling and Hudepohl are one in the same now. I'm really fond of both Rivertown and Moerlein, but there are a handful of other breweries as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
