11-07-2011, 05:52 PM
Most local homebrew stores sell bottles for this purpose. My problem with this is that the empty new bottles cost as much as buying ones full of something at the store.
My favorite rebottling technique is to use Talking Rain bottles. It might be a regional product, so I will describe it, it's a 20 ounce carbonated water. The labels are easy to remove. For bottle caps for gifting, buy the unused PET bottle caps with the tamper evident ring. It's not something we normally sell on the web site, but if you need some I can give them to you for a reasonable s/h charge.
The important thing is to make sure the fermentation is completed. If you put it in a glass bottle and seal it tight, and it is still fermenting, you could have a small explosion to clean up. Its one of the reasons why I like the talking rain bottles, because they are designed to hold carbonation. I filled a bunch one time and for whatever odd reason, one (and only one) of them continued to ferment. When I found it the bottle had swollen in size about 25% but amazingly was still holding.
My favorite rebottling technique is to use Talking Rain bottles. It might be a regional product, so I will describe it, it's a 20 ounce carbonated water. The labels are easy to remove. For bottle caps for gifting, buy the unused PET bottle caps with the tamper evident ring. It's not something we normally sell on the web site, but if you need some I can give them to you for a reasonable s/h charge.
The important thing is to make sure the fermentation is completed. If you put it in a glass bottle and seal it tight, and it is still fermenting, you could have a small explosion to clean up. Its one of the reasons why I like the talking rain bottles, because they are designed to hold carbonation. I filled a bunch one time and for whatever odd reason, one (and only one) of them continued to ferment. When I found it the bottle had swollen in size about 25% but amazingly was still holding.