Wine cooler bottling ... 7% abv in beer bottles with caps?

[Shurt1073]

In the next couple of weeks my Pink Lemonade and Hurricane wine coolers will be ready to bottle. I have plenty of 750ml bottles, and several 1.5L bottles but I wondered if its possible to use 12 oz. beer bottles with a metal cap? Has anyone done this with a low alcohol wine coolers? I don't see any info in previous bottling post which tells me its not popular.

 

[vinny]

I made a malt lemonade and used refillable beer bottles. I only made a gallon and drank it all within a month or so, but I had no issues to note.

 

[Shurt1073]

I was thinking about convenience of the beer bottles in a cooler with a bottle cap vs a 375 ml or 750 ml with a cork.

 

[vinny]

I was thinking about convenience of the beer bottles in a cooler with a bottle cap vs a 375 ml or 750 ml with a cork.

That's why I did it. Just grab one and head out to the deck. I also got an adapter so I could use my soda stream to carbonate them. It works, but can be a little messy.

 

[StFrancis]

Worked for me. Made several cases of mead for daughters wedding. Found a bottle couple years later, still good.

 

[winemaker81]

In the next couple of weeks my Pink Lemonade and Hurricane wine coolers will be ready to bottle. I have plenty of 750ml bottles, and several 1.5L bottles but I wondered if its possible to use 12 oz. beer bottles with a metal cap? Has anyone done this with a low alcohol wine coolers? I don't see any info in previous bottling post which tells me its not popular.

There is doubt about how well a wine will age under a crown cap ... but in your situation, it's not exactly an issue.

Crown caps are significantly cheaper than corks, and if you're not laying that red down for 20 years, crown caps are fine.