First mistake in over a year of brewing.

[Addicted]

I've been buying a few screw top growlers from the store down the street from me,i had the bright idea to bottle in some to save some labor.Sure enough after bottling i read here caps can bulge,fly off or they will explode or not carb.The caps seem very tight fitting,think i should just wait it out with them in buckets incase of a disaster?...Or i could ked the gallon of beer if i had too.I'm leaning towards just monitoring them with welding gloves on and safety glasses lol.

 

[cgondoli1]

I have bottled in a growler twice and had no problem. You should be fine as long as you dont over carb. you get them full of carbed beer and that keeps just fine.

 

[Addicted]

Did you bottle condition in them?

 

[kmat123]

Wow.....not too shabby. I had made well over 100 mistakes in my first year of brewing

 

[philrose]

Bottle conditioning in growlers is not recommended, they are not pressure rated. One speck of soil that would merely be a gusher with normal bottles could break it. You'd be better off using a classy 2l soda bottle.

That being said, I think every home brewer bottles in a growler or two over the many batches...I've done it before myself doesn't make it the right thing to do though!

 

[Addicted]

Well i think I'm just going to put them in buckets and hope for the best.Not the most risky thing i have done.

Kmart123,maybe It's because i love to cook and brewing is sorta like cooking but easier.I've had great luck from the start starting with full boils almost right off the bat.The only thing i had to really dial in was my final volume after the boil was done.