I am experimenting with making my own Hard Cider
I have the supplies, and have some larger screw-top bottles that will probably work, but would rather use standard-size beer bottles (that i have emptied myself)

I don’t want to spend the $$$ on grosch bottles YET, since i am trying this 1st batch on a budget, and only spending big if i like the results. I know you can use plastic bottles, but prefer to avoid that if possible. you can get beer caps, but they are not the easiest to use unless you get a capping apparatus.

Is there a plastic/metal cap that can be screwed on a standard beer bottle (bottle has threads) and can be reused?
i am following/combining a few guides that explain how to brew my own cicer, but here is 1:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/896597/how_to_make_hard_cider.html?cat=22

bypassing using a specialized fermenter, going to use the bottles the juice came in:

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p191/Tusch/pics.jpg

There’s no easy caps you can just screw on. You need to use fresh crown caps, and cap them properly so that they form a seal.

I use a cheap "hand capper" that you might be able to pick up for $15-$20 . Also, you might be able to rent a "bench capper" from your local homebrew store.

I use the standard returnable glass bottles for my brews.