Ace_Club
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Check it out. Friend of a friend made it for me!
New Handmade Growler
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buzzkill
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very cool. 
a one off.
a one off.
ultravista
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Your friend makes swing-top bottles?
What was the final volume on that thing, Ace? Blowing out a Grolsch bottle is quite the good idea if you know how to do such a thing. Walls are probably thinner than normal though, right?
Seven
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Love it! Very unique.
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Ace_Club
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Final volume is noted on the bottom as 64 oz., although I haven't done a fill test yet. It isn't just a blown out Grolsch bottle, it's 100% blown from scratch. It is thick walled and pretty hefty (especially when compared to my Rock Bottom growler).
It's a very nice piece, I can't wait to give it a test run!
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Ace_Club
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Those are pretty cool. I'd like to see some multi colored glass though. Like red, blue, yellow, green all on one bottle. You know hippy type stuff.
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Ace_Club
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From the website: "Since they all are unique, it's no big deal to send us a specific request. we can make your bottle in many colors and sizes and in any shape that you see on this site. "
That is, you can special request anything you want.
bendavanza
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That's a fine looking growler. Wow.
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Ace_Club
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kmk1012 said:
Thanks! It's a great way to showcase your brew. Makes a good gift, too.
Steven9026
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Very Nice!!!
Snowhere
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Very nice indeed. I am a glassblower too, but I work in Borosilicate and these are all made with Soda-lime glass in a glory hole. Needless to say, I will have to order a custom one for myself.
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Ace_Club
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I would love to see the pictures of them when you receive them. Please post them here!
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Ace_Club
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Tried mine out this weekend. Worked perfectly! It also looked very good being brought into the party filled with homebrew!
rdwj
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I need one of those!
Mike_A
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Sexy as ell. Bookmarked, will definitely pick one up as soon as I can afford it and have a brew worth storing in it.
oh p.s. you say they are hand-made so they can make different shapes? For example I don't see yours (which is awesome) on that website anywhere. If I sent them an idea for a profile along with a color scheme, they could roll with that?
oh p.s. you say they are hand-made so they can make different shapes? For example I don't see yours (which is awesome) on that website anywhere. If I sent them an idea for a profile along with a color scheme, they could roll with that?
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Ace_Club
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Yes, they do custom shapes/colors.
twobrain
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amazinggg
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Ace_Club
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Just got word that Vessyl will be able to make glow-in-the-dark growlers/bottles now. Show off your brew equally well during both night and day!
MultumInParvo
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Man that is cool. I need better friends...
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Ace_Club
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They are now making custom glass tap handles for anyone interested.
Pic attached are of the ones featured at Lake Bluff Brewing in Chicago.
Pic attached are of the ones featured at Lake Bluff Brewing in Chicago.
robbiex0r
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He needs to put those tap handles on his website :/
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Ace_Club
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Wow. Those are cool! A new gift idea for those homebrewer who has everything. And the prices are not bad for what you are getting!
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Ace_Club
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Homercidal said:
They are very well made.
McDingleberry
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Wow, these are awesome. I'm going to need to set aside some funds for one or two.
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Ace_Club
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Just heard from him that they should be up on the site next week.
I'm sure he does, but I haven't heard anything. I guess we will find out when they go up on the site next week.
two_hearted
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want!
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Ace_Club
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Great news! The tap handles are now officially for sale at the Vessyl website!
Not to be a total perv, but those tap handles look like they could be used for something else.
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Ace_Club
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steinsato said:
Feel free to use them however you want. I just got one that glows in the dark and it rocks! :rockin:
The "natural" shots of the tap handles are hilarious.
Mike_A
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Hahaha... very very many glass blowers/workers make exactly that as a source of income. Sturdy, smooth, easy to sanitize.
Saw something on TV about people who would boil them to sanitize them and then ahem... "use" them while they're still warm...
