OHIOSTEVE

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Just called a local winery. Friend told me that after their weekly wine tastings they sell the empty bottles for 2 bucks a case. I just called em and I have 4 cases reserved for this weekend.

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conpewter

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Good idea on where to get wine bottles! I have thought about stopping by banquet halls to get champagne bottles as well.

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"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people." - V

Primary: Nothin
Secondary: Shady Lord RIS, Water to Barleywine, Pumpkin wine, burnt mead
Kegged: Crappy infected mild
Bottles: Apfelwein, 999 Barleywine, Oatmeal Stout, Robust Porter, Robust smoked porter, Simcoe Smash

mmadmikes1

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recycling bins behind Italian restaurants, you need to ask and drop off a good bottle now and then

homebrewer_99

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I just ask people at work.

I take them all home and inspect the ones I want to keep (trying to keep similar size and colors together) before soaking and de-labeling.

Odd sizes are kept if unique, too tall or thin walled are tossed.

I have over 100 (full) bottles of meads and ciders and another 60-80 waiting to be filled...(with 23 gals of meads and ciders still to bottle)...

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Pivot

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I work at a bar and grill type restaurant, so once a week I just head into the bottle room and help myself to the bottles there. So far ive collected probably about 30 bottles for free. pretty awesome

mmadmikes1

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I have collected over 1000 bottles this year from Italian restaurants, and most are similar bottles

Pivot

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thats tight. I cant imagine needing that many bottles haha. thats awesome

mmadmikes1

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Dont worry stick to it and you wont think that is to many bottles to have

Kauai_Kahuna

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Yea, I was thinking that's a good start.
My problem is where to store all of them in my apartment.

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In Primary: Belgium Chimay clones.
In Secondary: Braggot, pale ale, end of the world white.
Conditioning: Mead, Cider, braggot, Belgium Wheat.
On Tap: Clones, Chimay Blue, Red, Porter, malted cider.
Bottles: Far, far, too many to list.