Do those of you who bottle highly carbonated beer in used swing-top bottles ever consider the age or provenance of the bottle?
I would never bottle a gueuze with 4 volumes of CO2 in a cracked or obviously distressed bottle (not that I've made a gueuze; I've only been brewing for 1 year). Still, I wonder if I should think twice before bottling in Fischer or Grolsch or E-Z Cap bottles that have been sitting in my buddy's garage for a decade, and that might have been used a hundred times over by HIS buddy before him.
What's the common standard for this? If the bottle appears in good shape and the seal is new, go ahead and use it for your Saison?
I appreciate this discussion, and your help.