Boiled Bottle Caps-unused rusting.....

[BucksBrew]

I boiled all my caps prior to bottling my first batch of Pilsner Urquell. I used what I needed and air dried the rest on a paper towel. After letting them dry I noticed some rust on the paper towels. Are they ok to boil again and use, or will any minute particles of rust contaminate my beer?

Thanks

[YamahaXS]

they are cheap, why not just buy new ones?

[paul84043]

I wouldn't reuse rusty caps. I soak mine in sanitizer as opposed to boiling them, that way I don't ruin all of them that don't get used.

[YamahaXS]

I remember having this problem... yet another reason to go buy some EZ - Caps :)

[BucksBrew]

First time capping blues! haha

Next time I will count out what I need. But even if you sanitize in one step, aren't they still getting wet and need to dry? I dunno..

And I think the Grolsch bottles may be the way to go. Capping wasn't horrible. I spaced the bottles out on the Butcher Block counter so I had access and was able to cap pretty fast actually!

I like the wood box, carboard won't last too long with wet bottles and hands.

I think having the right tools definitely make the experience much more enjoyable!

[paul84043]

If you sanitize instead of boil, you definitely want to use a no rinse cleaner, it's just alot easier... I soak them for five or ten minutes while I'm doing other things, then lay them out on a paper towel to drain, I figure that as long as they have a bit of the sanitizer on them, they're okay.

The EZ caps are really nice. I am definitely going to continue to add to my collection.

I thought that capping was fun, but definitely easier if you have another person helping.