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Definitely. That's the most economical way to go, since cases of fresh unused bottles typically cost an average of $20 US. I am constantly expanding my collection of different shapes and sizes of empty bottles to use for bottling my homebrew. The most important thing is to clean them thorooughly. I typically rinse with hot water when I empty the bottles, then let the bottles sit for a few hours with hot water in them. After emptying the water, I let them drip-dry upside-down in an empty beer case with a layer of paper towel on the bottom. When it comes time to bottle my brew, I use BTF iodophor to sanitize my bottles in and out, the same way I do my other brewing equipment. Be careful, though. Bud bottles are twist-off. You can cap twist-off bottles with crown caps, but be sure to get a perfectly tight seal without dimpling the cap; otherwise you run the risk of the top popping off during carbonation. Cheers and happy brewing!
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What is the recycle process for beer bottles?
In order to recycle beer bottles, a few steps must be made. First the bottles must be ground to dust and then melted into new bottles, of course the entire process is much more complicated.
Does brown bottles really protect beer better?
We bottle beer in colored bottles in order to protect them of light and brown bottles are the most efficient for that purpose.
Why is the bottle of the beer always brown?
Beer bottles are usually brown or green to block light which would begin to decompose or spoil the beer. The beer bottles are dark to keep the beer fresher longer.
Can You recycle Soap bottles?
yesi recycle soap bottles, water bottles, juices bottles
Which beer is sold only in brown bottles?
Which of the following beers is sold only in brown bottles? * Miller Genuine Draft - No * Red Stripe - Correct * ** Corona Extra - No * Moosehead - No
What is a beer bottle?
Bottles designed for storing beer are called beer bottles. Often, the glass for such designs is brown or green in color to prevent spoilage from light, especially ultraviolet light. The most widely established alternatives to glass containers for beer in retail sales are beverage cans and aluminium bottles; kegs are commonly used for larger quantities.
Why do you recycle plastic water bottles?
We recycle plastic water bottles because it doesn't break down from a solid
Can you use do in a sentence for example do recycle?
Do recycle your newspapers,bottles and glasses
How much return monies for beer cans bottles and liquor bottles in Ontario?
beer cans = 10 cents beer bottles = 10 cents large bottles = 20 cents small bottles = 10 cents
What can you do with mini gin bottles?
Recycle them
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Bottles of Beer on the Wall
Why are beer bottles brown?
Source: http:/wwwzperiodzprofessorshousezperiodzcom/foodzhyphenzbeverage/winezhyphenzandzhyphenzspirits/whyzhyphenzarezhyphenzbeerzhyphenzbottleszhyphenzbrownzperiodzaspxBeer has come a long way since the days of the cask and leather flagons. In fact, the decision about what to put beer in for storage has plagued people for centuries. Before the days of refrigeration, before the days of pasteurization, beer storage was an issue. Beer had to be drunk quickly to keep it from spoiling.The idea of putting beer in bottles was developed by a monk several centuries ago. He had put beer into a wine bottle to take on a picnic and left the beer in the bottle for quite some time. He came across it again much later in the beer was still fresh. That was beginning of bottled beer.Sealing the beer bottle was the next big issue. Beer makers tried everything from wax to cork. The cork solution lasted hundreds of years, until wire loop closure was developed many years later. For a long time beer bottles were short, bell shaped and clothed with wires like mason jars.Most beer makers embossed the name of their beer right into the bottle. This was before the days of labels, and embossing was the only way to let people know what kind of beer they were drinking. Embossing was used to label beer bottles well into this century, before the paper label was developed.Over time, the shape of the bottle changed, becoming thinner and taller - looking more like the beer bottles we know today. Beer bottles stayed brown or green until the present-day. This was mainly because refrigeration was not invented for quite some time. With out away to keep the beer at a steady temperature, keeping direct light out of the bottles was important to keep the beer fresh.After refrigeration was invented, it wasn't important to keep the bottles opaque any more but many beer makers continue to make dark bottles out of tradition. Only recently have companies started to buck tradition by making clear beer bottles. Most of the clear bottles are import beers such as Corona and wine coolers and blended beverages such as Zima.Another theory about why beer bottles are brown has to do with the glass making process itself. This one has never been proven, but many people say that in past centuries it was much harder to make clear glass but it was to make colored glass. Apparently, crystal clear glass requires processes that were not developed until the industrial age.Regardless of which reason you think is most accurate for why beer bottles are brown, the fact remains that the tradition is hard to shake. People are used to seeing brown bottles of beer, and new beers that are marketed in bottles that are any color besides green or brown have a hard time being successful.It is a fact that modern-day beers made in America do taste fresher and more flavorful in brown bottles. Many American beers still lose their texture and flavor if exposed to direct sunlight. One good thing about everyone using the same brown bottle glass is that it makes it easier to recycle the glass.THE FOLLOWING IS FROM AN IVY LEAGUE BEER DRINKERALL beer turns "skunky" when exposed to light. Exposure to light breaks down the isohumulones in the beer into free radicals that combine with sulfer-containing proteins to create a chemical called 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol -- which is the chemical skunk smell. The beer is then "skunky" or "light-struck".Beer sitting in the sun can be skunked in a matter of minutes and exposure to florescent light will take longer.BROWN glass does the best job of protecting the beer from light, followed by green, and then clear. This is why you should NEVER buy beer in a clear glass bottle and why people put lime wedges in beer -- to cover the taste of bad beer.
