Ceramic bottles
 

A number of beers come in the Ceramic bottles such as Rogue. I am wondering if anyone has found a source for these bottles? They are usually only found for premium beers that are $10+ a piece. I have purchased a number and used as gifts, but I am now running out. I located a company in china that sells bottle that look like these on their website, but communication was not fruitful.

I am considering importing them from this company or contacting some old friends in Taiwan to see if they want to put something together, but not worth it if I am the only one interested or if there is another source I am just missing.

I'd love to find a source of these too. They would be perfect for the rice wine I started last weekend.

Depending on cost, I'd be interested in some.

What sort of cost would you consider? Obviously everyone is interested at $1.

What about $5+ shipping from continental US? Probably minimum order of 12.
Would it matter what size?

Since I use them as gifts primarily the $5+brewing cost is still pretty cheap for me.

For me, it would depend on the size of the bottles. For something the size of a wine, or large beer, bottle I'd be willing to pay about $4 a bottle + shipping in the continental US. Minimum of an order of 12 would be fine too. If we are talking about 12oz bottles, then I'd be willing to go about $2.5/bottle, same minimum order and shipping would be fine.


Yeah, I know I'm a cheapskate....

For $5 per bottle, plus shipping, they better be some damned sexy bottles and be able to withstand at least the same CO2 volumes as the swing-top bottles. I'd go up to $50 per case of 12, delivered, (they'll need to be 500ml or better in size) for them. Otherwise, I'll just keep using the 500ml [glass] swing top bottles and not worry about it.

As much as they would be nice to have, paying more is just not in the cards. Also, the $50 per case of 12 would have to be really great looking bottles. Ones that can handle repeated use without failing/breaking, just as the swing-top bottles do.

I'd also be interested in some that you could/would cork. Perhaps more along the lines of Belgian style, so you can cork and cage them. I'd be looking to use them for meads, so I don't care (so much) if they can handle carbonation levels. I also think they would be really nice for some really BIG beers. Such as something over 10% ABV that won't have a lot of carbonation anyway. Although there has to be a place bringing them into the US since some breweries are selling beers in them. :cross: :D

I can't believe we are the only 3 who want these. I mean, they would be perfect for long term aging. Absolutely no chance of damage from light.

Well, for most people, light isn't an issue. They either store the bottles in the boxes, or someplace dark. Since I've been kegging, light hasn't been an issue. I also have bottles in the basement, where very little light is coming even close to the bottles. I would like to use these for things that will be getting aged for an extended period, but only if the cost is good. Especially since I can get glass bottles at a good rate.

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That is the bottle I found the maker for, or at least one very similar. Without paint of course. I believe the bottles are 24 ounces(not the normal St. Sebastian bottles).

Someone is doing me a favor next week. The favor is going to save me somewhere around $30. If I give them a 24 oz glass bottle glass bottle of mead it looks like a POS I found in the corner of my garage that probably should have been thrown away. I put it in a bottle like this, and it looks like something they should keep displayed in their office/man cave. Lightly carbonated mead seems to be very popular with both sexes.

If I go the "Taiwan connection" route, it would likely be produced by students at the school I attended at as an exchange student. White porcelain. Probably limited on quantity that way. Limited a little on size as I would want it to stay as a single piece.

They do store well, but draping a blanket over the box is much cheaper for long term storage.

With this little interest I don't think it is worth bothering. Probably just work on a few on my own.

Find out how much to get the bottles like that... Once I'm working again I'll have more funds to get things like that with. Right now I really don't need any more bottles like that. I would like some that had corking options though. Even if they're Belgian style bottles, in ceramic. I got a new corker on Thursday, so I can easily insert the corks (champagne corker, so no issues now).

As for the favor thing... I had a friend come over (a plumber) to help me with my new washing wand (for sanke kegs mostly) the other weekend. Took him all of a minute to get the one fitting on I couldn't get to seal (he also used a slightly different fitting, that was far easier). Saved me headaches more than anything else. Of course, I treated him to a pint for his troubles. :D