Hey all;
Tried doing a search on here, but no luck, and haven't had a whole lot of success online.
I'm preparing to bottle my first batch, and I'm looking to replace the rubber gaskets on my (previously used) swing-top bottles with silicone. Unfortunately, I haven't had any luck finding suitable replacements from any reputable suppliers (either brewing-specific or industrial supply). I've seen a few places that sell bottles with silicone seals, or even the caps with a silicone seal on them, but not the seals themselves. Only ones I've been able to find are on Amazon (or eBay/Ali Express), and I'm not entirely sure about the quality.
Anyone know where to source these?Alternatively, anyone use silicone seals from Amazon? I can get natural rubber gaskets locally if needed, but I'd rather get silicone ones that'll last me a while vs replacing natural rubber every few batches.
As an aside, anyone have any suggestions on how to remove rubber gaskets that are stuck to plastic caps? I've got a few bottles where the rubber's attached itself to the plastic, but I'd rather just replace the gasket rather than the entire cap.
Cheers!
Source for Silicone Flip-Top (Grolsch) Bottle Gaskets?
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Re: Source for Silicone Flip-Top (Grolsch) Bottle Gaskets?
I could be mistaken, but I thought I saw them at noble grape in Sackville. Give them a call just to be sure
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Re: Source for Silicone Flip-Top (Grolsch) Bottle Gaskets?
Thanks for the suggestion!Bradbrewsbeer wrote:I could be mistaken, but I thought I saw them at noble grape in Sackville. Give them a call just to be sure
I tried giving them a call, but no luck; looks like they only stock the rubber ones.
I did end up ordering some from Amazon the other night, and they arrived this morning. I got two different types: one angled/fitted pack (that included the standard ones with the centre hole as well as full-coverage ones), and a pack of cheaper, flat, standard washers. Unfortunately, the flat ones still have a smell to them even after washing twice and boiling for about 25 minutes total, so they may end up going back. The other ones may have a faint smell, but not as bad.
Next step will probably be to try baking them for a couple hours to see if it gets rid of the smell, else they’re getting returned.
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Re: Source for Silicone Flip-Top (Grolsch) Bottle Gaskets?
No worries, good luck with the search
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