How Do You Make Lids For Beer Steins?
Out of regular use for quite some time, beer steins still hold a certain appeal. Old timers, collectors and beer buffs appreciate quaffing a beer from these big mugs, which often feature pictures of Germany and Bavaria. The lids on beer steins originally kept insects and other unsanitary particles that might float into the beer away from the drink, according to Gary Kirsner’s “Brief History of Beer Steins.” If you have a lidless beer stein, making a replacement is not a difficult task. Bend the copper with the end of a pole. The pole end should have a diameter as close as possible to the diameter of the cup for which you’ll make the lid. Cut the copper to the shape of the mug using scissors. To do this, use a black fine marker to signal the edge of the cup on the copper sheet. Even the edges of the lid with sandpaper and paint it. You may decorate it as you wish with paints and drawings. Solder one side of the hinge to the beer stein, and the other side of the hinge to the lid. Even th
