Best price for brown swing top bottles?

Does anyone know of an affordable price for these? All the sites I've visited are asking way too much IMHO.

Thanks.

I got 'em for 10 cents a piece. Both green and brown 16 and 22 oz. Just stop by a recycling center or beer store. (not sure if they have them in VA though)

The Ikea near me had clear ones for a little over a buck. one liter bottles too. I don't mind the clearness since i can keep 'em dark. Nobody recycles the damned things out this way so i didn't mind shelling out the bread.

Ben25 said:

I got 'em for 10 cents a piece. Both green and brown 16 and 22 oz. Just stop by a recycling center or beer store. (not sure if they have them in VA though)

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Where are you in Suffern? I use to own the Nextel store downtown.
P.S. want to sell any extras?

All the sites I've visited are asking way too much IMHO.

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Bottles cost an arm and a leg to ship too. They're heavy and fragile.

I pay slightly less than this and no shipping, since it's my LHBS.

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I don't buy many of them. I bought three cases of the 1 liter for myself and just use regular beer bottle for what I give away.

there are a number of brands of beer that come in brown swing tops. Just find a good local beer store that has good variety. They might cost you a little more, but you get the beer to drink as well.

The Soft Underbelly said:

The Ikea near me had clear ones for a little over a buck. one liter bottles too.

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The ones from Ikea don't look like they'll be able to hold pressure tho. Have you tried them?

StrictlyIPAs said:

Does anyone know of an affordable price for these? All the sites I've visited are asking way too much IMHO.

Thanks.

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I checked Kijiji and Craigslist and found a whole load of EZ-Cap bottles for cheap... I bought 48 for $15, then another 105 (70 500mL & 35 1L bottles) for $50. I'm set for bottles!

They sell for $25 for a dozen at my LHBS.

How else are they going to rob you blind?

Free - Tell your friends who drink good beer to save the bottles for you, and your repay them by lending it back to them with good homebrew. If you don't have friends who drink beer with that style of bottles, you need better friends. No, really it is a moral imperative.

Sometimes you can get lucky with Freecycle and yard sales too. I bought a couple cases of 1L and 1/2 L swing tops a while back from Austin Homebrew because of their flat rate ($6.99) shipping. I don't lend these bottles out- they tend not to come back.

I'm in the same boat, I've looked all over the internet. I found that Midwest has a good deal on them, but I dont' know what shipping cost is...

CASE OF 12 - 16 oz. EZ Cap Bottles - AMBER :: Midwest Supplies Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies

I would try this place:
Austin Homebrew Supply

It could be the best delivered price.

Forrest