newbie beer question about using corks in bottles instead

[heftyporker]

Hi everyone
Just wondering, if anyone has tried bottling using wine bottles and corks/rubber corks/screw tops instead of normal beer bottles? Which works better?
Seems like a cheaper and quicker option than buying a bottletop fitter and lots of smaller bottles.
Is there any issue do you think with fizz making the corks explooooooooode?
Cheers
HP

 

[31bb3]

The pressure will push the corks out you could try using champagne type corks but they will need wiring on personally its more trouble than its worth

 

[Moley]

Sorry Eddie, only half an answer there:

Ordinary wine bottles will not withstand any pressure!
You would end up with beer and broken glass everywhere. :nono:

You could use champagne bottles with stoppers and cages.

 

[SamWise72]

Bottle capper costs a tenner (cheaper than a corker, I think). Bottles are free, both from your mates and from the local pub if you're nice to them. Beer in wine bottles = disaster.

 

[heftyporker]

phew! Thanks for the heads up! I'd have made a big mess and my wife wouldn't have been too happy I think!
Will get a bottletopper asap and stop looking for an easy way out!