Storage for metal screw caps?

[Bourbon Fanatic]

Hey all! 

 

I have recently acquired a bunch of new bourbon bottles with the metal screw caps and I want to know how to properly store them. 

 

I read somewhere that it is best to go in every so often and tighten the caps (not to right as you'll strip the threads on the cap) - I read you have to do that because the cap will slowly unscrew itself, potentially breaking the "seal"... Does anyone know is this is true? 

 

Is there something else that I can do so I don't have to tighten the caps ever so often? Can I use electrical tape around the caps? If I do that, I'm afraid I'll put it on too tight and bend the metal cap, so when I want to crack it open, the cap won't have a seal when I need to reseal it. 

 

Any and all thoughts/suggestions are welcome. 

 

Thank you in advance! 

 

Cheers!

Edited October 3, 2017 by Bourbon Fanatic

[kevinbrink]

44 minutes ago, Bourbon Fanatic said:

Hey all! 

 

I have recently acquired a bunch of new bourbon bottles with the metal screw caps and I want to know how to properly store them. 

 

I read somewhere that it is best to go in every so often and tighten the caps (not to right as you'll strip the threads on the cap) - I read you have to do that because the cap will slowly unscrew itself, potentially breaking the "seal"... Does anyone know is this is true? 

 

Is there something else that I can do so I don't have to tighten the caps ever so often? Can I use electrical tape around the caps? If I do that, I'm afraid I'll put it on too tight and bend the metal cap, so when I want to crack it open, the cap won't have a seal when I need to reseal it. 

 

Any and all thoughts/suggestions are welcome. 

 

Thank you in advance! 

 

Cheers!

Plastic wrap over the top, then electrical tape under the metal cap if your worried about bending it.

[CardsandBourbon]

Well no one else will say it so I will.  You don't STORE bourbon you DRINK bourbon.  That way none of it stays in the bottle long enough for you to have to worry about leakage.  If bourbon leakage worries you too much you should just go ahead and box it all up and send it to me.  I can take the pressure. 

[Bourbon Fanatic]

23 minutes ago, CardsandBourbon said:

Well no one else will say it so I will.  You don't STORE bourbon you DRINK bourbon.  That way none of it stays in the bottle long enough for you to have to worry about leakage.  If bourbon leakage worries you too much you should just go ahead and box it all up and send it to me.  I can take the pressure. 

These are bottles of Weller 12 which is IMPOSSIBLE to find in AZ. I found 9 bottles on Friday... I'm only planning to store them until I want to open them to drink.

 

The only reason I bought so many is I have been chasing this bourbon for a few years. Who knows when I'll see it on the shelves again. 

 

Trust me, I'll be drinking this. I hate those who just buy bourbon to look at it on the shelf. 

 

I just need to know how to store the bottles I'm not drinking until the bottle I am drinking is finished. 

 

Cheers!

[CardsandBourbon]

I know at some office supply stores you can buy shrink wrap.  That might do the trick.  Otherwise the plastic wrap/electrical tape would do the trick.  I've only got one bottle of W12 so I'm really jealous of you..  I did buy a bottle of WSR with the metal top and it did leak a little.  That's the one I'm drinking now so the top is on and off fairly often.

[kevinbrink]

I dumped my new bottle OWA into an old bottle, I have a few bottles of Rum that suffered from the infinite spin and found some corks that fit the bottles, in those cases they were 1792 and 4R SB corks so they look kind of ridiculous, of course that is really just a way of dealing with already opened bottles.

[lcpfratn]

These are bottles of Weller 12 which is IMPOSSIBLE to find in AZ. I found 9 bottles on Friday... I'm only planning to store them until I want to open them to drink.
 
The only reason I bought so many is I have been chasing this bourbon for a few years. Who knows when I'll see it on the shelves again. 
 
Trust me, I'll be drinking this. I hate those who just buy bourbon to look at it on the shelf. 
 
I just need to know how to store the bottles I'm not drinking until the bottle I am drinking is finished. 
 
Cheers!

I think if you just store them straight up and don't mess with the tops you should be fine. The problem with metal screw caps is mostly the opening and closing, and closing too tightly strips the threads.


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[fishnbowljoe]

1 hour ago, lcpfratn said:

I think if you just store them straight up and don't mess with the tops you should be fine. The problem with metal screw caps is mostly the opening and closing, and closing too tightly strips the threads.


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What he said. When you put the metal caps back on, take it nice and easy.

 

Joe

[Kane]

5 hours ago, Bourbon Fanatic said:

I read somewhere that it is best to go in every so often and tighten the caps (not to right as you'll strip the threads on the cap) - I read you have to do that because the cap will slowly unscrew itself, potentially breaking the "seal"... Does anyone know is this is true? 

I can confirm that this happens, and I actually just posted about the tightening routine in the other metal cap thread yesterday

[Bourbon Fanatic]

20 minutes ago, Kane said:

I can confirm that this happens, and I actually just posted about the tightening routine in the other metal cap thread yesterday

That's probably where I read it! 

 

Cheers!

[jvd99]

5 hours ago, CardsandBourbon said:

Well no one else will say it so I will.  You don't STORE bourbon you DRINK bourbon.  That way none of it stays in the bottle long enough for you to have to worry about leakage.  If bourbon leakage worries you too much you should just go ahead and box it all up and send it to me.  I can take the pressure. 

So you're the one guy that doesn't have any bottles stashed away 

[Bourbon Fanatic]

20 minutes ago, jvd99 said:

So you're the one guy that doesn't have any bottles stashed away 

That's what I'm saying! I thought it was normal to stash your fav bourbons in case you can't find them when you "need" them. 

 

Some people call you a hoarder if you practice this, but I call it being an aficionado and knowing what you'll want in the future.

 

Cheers!

[Kepler]

I would avoid using electrical tape unless you want a gooey mess on your bottles later on down the road.

Have you ever tried Parafilm?  It works for regular corks so I assume it will work for your metal screw caps.  It won't create a sticky glue mess like electrical tape when it gets old.  It's cheap enough and available on amazon

[tanstaafl2]

On ‎10‎/‎3‎/‎2017 at 9:38 PM, Kepler said:

I would avoid using electrical tape unless you want a gooey mess on your bottles later on down the road.

Have you ever tried Parafilm?  It works for regular corks so I assume it will work for your metal screw caps.  It won't create a sticky glue mess like electrical tape when it gets old.  It's cheap enough and available on amazon

I concur with using parafilm instead of tape for bottles that you are concerned about that might be sitting a while.