@plactagonic@sopuli.xyzM to Homebrewing - Beer, Mead, Wine, Cider@sopuli.xyzEnglish • edit-23 days agoQuestion about flip cap bottles on mastodon, do you have any suggestions where to get them?sopuli.xyzimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up121arrow-down1imageQuestion about flip cap bottles on mastodon, do you have any suggestions where to get them?sopuli.xyz@plactagonic@sopuli.xyzM to Homebrewing - Beer, Mead, Wine, Cider@sopuli.xyzEnglish • edit-23 days agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@plactagonic@sopuli.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglish5•3 days agoSo these are for wine bottles, it is retrofit with the collar, it isn’t just the flip cap.
minus-squareEbbyAlinkEnglish6•edit-23 days agoThe Ikea bottles warn against using their bottles for pressurized uses. Iir the glass isn’t rated for that. Also, nothing I’ve used flip caps for has kept carbonation well after priming.
minus-square@plactagonic@sopuli.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglish3•3 days agoIn the post it is explained that it is meant for reusing wine bottles not buying new ones. And it mostly doesn’t matter that it can’t be used under pressure because it is for syrups and other non pressure stuff.
So these are for wine bottles, it is retrofit with the collar, it isn’t just the flip cap.
IKEA sells bottles like this
The Ikea bottles warn against using their bottles for pressurized uses. Iir the glass isn’t rated for that.
Also, nothing I’ve used flip caps for has kept carbonation well after priming.
In the post it is explained that it is meant for reusing wine bottles not buying new ones. And it mostly doesn’t matter that it can’t be used under pressure because it is for syrups and other non pressure stuff.
Ah, that’ll work then. Missed that part.