Brad - I do this all the time. When I put wine in a barrel I also put up 6
or 12 twelve ounce beer bottles of the same wine to use when I top up the
barrel. I fill the bottles full to the top lip...no air space. Crown
capped beer bottles are an excellent container. I have beer that's a year +
old (bottle conditioned) that's in great shape...had two tonight while
tending the BBQ.

Bill Frazier
Olathe, Kansas USA

"Brad" > wrote in message
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> I've been considering purchasing a bottle capper and using empty (clear)
> beer bottles to store some of my wine. I still intend to use the
> traditional bottle and cork for the majority of the batch, but I like the
> idea of a "serving size" bottle.
>
> I would of course bulk age my wine before hand.
>
> Has anybody tried this that they are willing to share their experiences
> with it?
>
> Brad
>