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dondford · **Joined:** Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:37 pm **Posts:** 10

The first caps I used were cork lined, but I'm out. I found bottle caps on Ebay at a good price but they are "rubber lined", would this be a problem?

Thanks,
DF

adamK · **Posted:** Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:28 am

To be honest, I have never seen cork lined caps. I have used "rubber lined" caps for all of my bottled beers. I am pretty sure they are the standard, especially on commercial beers.

spiderwrangler · **Posted:** Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:43 am

Never seen cork lined... where are you at dondford?

dondford · **Joined:** Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:37 pm **Posts:** 10

I'm in Alabama. The cork lined caps came out of a soft drink bottling plant my family ran many years ago. I just ordered a supply of the plastic lined type. My next brew will be a Irish type red ale from a Northern Brewing extract kit. I'm hoping it will be close to a Smithwicks.

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TheDarkSide · **Posted:** Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:00 pm

LIAR!!! You can't brew in Alabama...it's illegal! :wink:

I use the plastic lined caps - oxygen absorbing.

spiderwrangler · **Posted:** Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:06 pm

dondford wrote:

I'm in Alabama. The cork lined caps came out of a soft drink bottling plant my family ran many years ago. I just ordered a supply of the plastic lined type. My next brew will be a Irish type red ale from a Northern Brewing extract kit. I'm hoping it will be close to a Smithwicks.

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How long ago was that? I don't doubt you, just never heard of such things myself.

dondford · **Joined:** Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:37 pm **Posts:** 10

+75 years ago. The equipment has been gone for 40 years, but some odds and ends were still in the building until about 10 years ago and that is where I got those caps. I'm 64 years old and I remember all the caps had cork liners when I was a kid

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dondford · **Joined:** Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:37 pm **Posts:** 10

Cork Lined Caps - Check this out

http://thebottlecapman.com/Bottle%20Cap ... 0Cork1.htm

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