SamW

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As far as buying swing top beer instead of empties (I have some issue with paying money for empty beer bottles, just seems wrong), Neomich, did you find any swing tops that were brown instead of green like Grolsch?

SumnerH

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If I'm bottling I like to use bottles with a little bit of flair or style appropriateness; it just helps the presentation. If I'm doing a California common I put it in Anchor steam bottles, for a British IPA I use the 18.9oz Sam Smith Victorian Pints, for a summer wheat or lawnmower beer I'll use Red Stripe bottles, etc.

I also use some 24oz bombers (Sierra comes in these, I prefer them over 22oz) or 750ml bottles for a portion of the brew that doesn't need the same presentation.

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AZ_IPA

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+1

plus, their 12-pack boxes are pretty sturdy and nice for stacking.

ChshreCat

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Note, unless you're doing something like dry hopping where you have a timeline to keep, you can delay your bottling and leave your beer in the fermenter a little longer.

Just sayin' there's no reason to drink yourself into a coma just to get some bottles emptied.

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Shame, shame, shame.
*shakes head disapprovingly*

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HoppyDaze

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You need a reason? I think Ive been doing it wrong!

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Neomich

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Sam, the bottles I found were brown. They're Flensburger beers, here's a link to a pic.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0a/4flensburgerbeers.jpg/800px-4flensburgerbeers.jpg

They have 12 oz and 16.9 oz bottles from what I've found. I've got a small collection of both.

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SamW

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Haha, that sounds like a challenge to me.

I'll just go with whatever type of bottles my friends and I end up drinking since its my first batch and I'll worry about presentation the next time around.

rico567

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We drink enough beer that it wasn't long before I had a good supply of 12 oz. longnecks...I think there may be a sticky somewhere with all the breweries that do pry-off caps. Should be even easier to find, now that Bud & Michelob are using them for their craft (giggle!) brews. I have 450 - 500 of these, from a wide variety of labels. They're quite refillable and durable. I've refilled some of these things 6-8 times, and I've had exactly two go bad (cracked necks, both times). Swingtops are a good deal, too.

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Scut_Monkey

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It sucks to buy bottles at the LHBS. It's like paying for beer minus the beer. Just call around to a few places and ask and tell them why you need them. I found some around me rather easily with some calls and now I have an endless supply of bottles, especially nice bottles like Rouge 22oz bombers.