Aw crap - not enough bottle caps! And no LHBS!

[Toupee]

Heya,

So, I'm bottling some Apfelwein, and I'm just realizing that I am short about 30 caps. ****! Before I bite the bullet and settle on some flat apple goodness, does anyone know of any common stores that might sell bottle caps? The only LHBS in my area isn't open, and I probably won't have a chance to get there for the next few days, anyway.

Any ideas?

 

[Melana]

If you were near us is give you some....

 

[beowolf1911]

do you have any swing top growlers? I always wanted to try and carbonate in one.

 

[Toupee]

No, that'd be awesome though.

I did just try the only local brewery (Otto's Pub & Brewery, State College, PA) but unfortunately the brewery is closed and the guy on the phone didn't know about that.

 

[501irishred]

Go buy some 2 liter generic soda - drink some, dump the rest (where it belongs) - cheap and would give you something to take to a party...

 

[Jaybird]

local home brew club? Local brewery? Winery?


Just some thoughts...

Good luck!

Jay

 

[nm_johnson]

22 oz pepsi / coke bottles work great. I know my dad is almost exclusively using those these days.

 

[beowolf1911]

Go buy some 2 liter generic soda - drink some, dump the rest (where it belongs) - cheap and would give you something to take to a party...

You might even be able to wax dip the cap for a better seal and that classy look lol.

 

[neo71665]

Cork it, even the rinky dink local wall mart has corks.

 

[Toupee]

The solution I chose might entitle me to write a book called "Worst Homebrew Practices: Things you probably shouldn't do in a pinch".

 

[neo71665]

Balloons and duct tape?

 

[501irishred]

The solution I chose might entitle me to write a book called "Worst Homebrew Practices: Things you probably shouldn't do in a pinch".

LOL! That could be a collaborative effort. I'm sure I could donate material for a chapter or two!

 

[Toupee]

I'll take a picture when I get home later.

 

[Toupee]

 

[501irishred]

I'm confused. You bought a handful of really good commercial beer to make yourself feel better about having to pour out half of your homebrew?

 

[Hello]

Apfelwein doesn't actually have to be carbonated so you could have gotten away with plastic pop bottles as well. In fact, I use a plastic pop bottle to check carbonation.

Anyway, I'm curious what you did. Did you carefully pry off caps and reuse them? I would wax them too to ensure a good seal.

 

[Toupee]

I made a quick video about it.

[ame]http://youtu.be/Fim1NC8DxbM[/ame]

 

[mforsman]

Interesting experiment, glad it was you and not me, but looks like a good plan!

 

[Atvar]

I probably would've gone with plastic seltzer or other soda bottles if you needed them to hold pressure.

What really caught my eye is that you're in State College area. I'm used to living in the boonies where everyone is a good hour+ away. We should meet up and trade sometime!

 

[tommyguner03]

i would be interested in how this turns out

 

[Toupee]

i would be interested in how this turns out

I will keep you posted!

What really caught my eye is that you're in State College area. I'm used to living in the boonies where everyone is a good hour+ away. We should meet up and trade sometime!

Yes sir! Cool! Are you in State College, or somewhere surrounding? Feel free to send me a PM.

 

[ross_daly]

I would wax them too to ensure a good seal.

I'm pretty sure that wax wouldn't do anything to ensure a good seal. It might be useful somehow in detecting when you have a bad cap, but you'd also find that out once you poured it into the glass and had no carb.