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Root Skier
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PET Screw Caps

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Are these really re-useable? For some reason, I think I should get all new ones.
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I have reused mine but if they are domed then I toss them. Some were used a total of 3 or 4 times before the dome was noticable. They don't seem to seal well when domed as some bottles seemed undercarbed.
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yup i reuse them too without problems.....ive actually had the bottles start to separate a lil bit tho then i have to toss the bottle but that was only when i was using bud light/miller light p.e.t.s.
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They are good at least 5 times usually, often even more. If you carb high and they "dome" or become misshapen, like was said, or if you get an undercarbed bottle and the cap was on tight, that's about time to get rid of them and get new ones.
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Ok. Sounds like it'd be a good idea to pick up some spares while at the lhbs today.
Roots Brewing
Drinking
3. MB Wild Wheat ~6.5%
4. MB Girls & Boysenberries ~7%
5. MB El Diablo Blanco 8.1% 'Hop Jump' 
8. Wheat Pale Ale (1st 5g brew, 7.5%)
9. Hard Apple Cider (12.1%)
Conditioning
11. Winter Ale (1.070 OG)
Fermenting
Mr. Frankenale
Secondary
(empty)
 Planning
12. Blackberry Wheat

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Or you could keep soda bottle caps for spares.
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RickBeer wrote:Or you could keep soda bottle caps for spares.
I don't drink soda. I gave it up a few years ago. I don't trust high fructose gmo corn syrup.
Roots Brewing
Drinking
3. MB Wild Wheat ~6.5%
4. MB Girls & Boysenberries ~7%
5. MB El Diablo Blanco 8.1% 'Hop Jump' 
8. Wheat Pale Ale (1st 5g brew, 7.5%)
9. Hard Apple Cider (12.1%)
Conditioning
11. Winter Ale (1.070 OG)
Fermenting
Mr. Frankenale
Secondary
(empty)
 Planning
12. Blackberry Wheat

Follow Root's Brewing on Untapp'd.
https://untappd.com/RootsBrewing
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Ask friends to keep caps. I have a container of 7UP caps that fit perfectly.
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Sites to find beer making supplies: Adventures in Homebrewing - Mr. Beer - MoreBeer
My Beer - click to reveal
Currently using 6 LBKs.

Beers I regularly brew:
Bell's Best Brown clone
Irish Hills Red - I call this "Ann Arbor Red"
Mackinac Island Red - I call this "Michigan Red"
Oatmeal Stout - I call this Not Fat, Stout - Oatmeal Stout

Bottled 5 gallons of Ann Arbor Red on 4/18/17. Bottled 5 gallons of Michigan Red on 5/8/17.

Brewed in 2017 - 22.13 gallons (19.91 in 2012, 48.06 in 2013, 61.39 in 2014, 84.26 in 2015,46.39 in 2016)
Brewed in lifetime - 282.14 gallons
Drinkable beer on hand -  13.58 cases, with 6.11 cases ready in May and early June.
Average cost per 12 pack through all beer brewed - $6.27(ingredients only)
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Re: PET Screw Caps

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All soda caps seem to be the same size, which is convenient. I save caps from 12 oz, 16 oz, 20 oz, one liter, two liters. Any brand, any size. I have more than enough bottles, so I recycle the bottles and save the caps for spares.
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