SafeSeal Bottle Opening technique

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SafeSeal Bottle Opening technique

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Couldn't find a 'Stupid Human Tricks' forum to post this in, but technically .. this is a technique. :)

For those 22oz bottles of barleywine, that you just can't drink in a complete sitting... I open my bottles with this technique.

Using a bottle opener, position and lift just barely enough to crack the seal... when it goes 'psshh' .. stop! Then rotate the opener 1/8 a turn around the bottle, and repeat. The cap comes off, and you can poor your pint. Then return the cap and press down. With a little practice, it should snap into place and seal... keeping a fair amount of carbonation for the next evening's pour.
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Yeah, silly .. but heh ... its nice being able to return to a half-bottle of Old Guardian on Day 2 and get a 'psshh' when you pop the cap! :D :D :D

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You could just crimp a new crown too.
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:D Orders of magnitude in effort ..

:cheers:
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jward wrote:You could just crimp a new crown too.
+1 We're brewers and we have the tools and technology... Just pop a new crown right on that sucker!
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Derrin ... new idea for Brewer's Hardware ... replacement cap that can have CO2 applied ... kind of like the carbonator but for bottles.

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lexuschris wrote::D Orders of magnitude in effort ..

:cheers:
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ROTFL :lol:
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lexuschris wrote::D Orders of magnitude in effort ..

:cheers:
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When I've been drinking, the last thing I want to attempt is getting out the hand-capper and re-sealing a bottle! Sounds like a handful of glass waiting to happen!
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I use a wine bottle stopper and it works especially well on the higher gravity, lower carbonation brews.
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Well, I took one look at these and couldn't resist!

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They work great!!! :happybeer:
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I saw these too and was about to pull the trigger when I said, F it! I'll just drink the whole dang bottle.
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oc eric wrote:I saw these too and was about to pull the trigger when I said, F it! I'll just drink the whole dang bottle.
+1
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