Sort of OT, but has anyone had luck with purchasing bulk bottles? I'm thinking of buying about twenty cases and brewing 50g of my pale
ale for Christmas. I can't seem to find wholesale prices through a google search or anything.
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What is the deal with new bottle prices?
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ChrisNH
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I have a friend who drinks a LOT of Sam Adams by the case. They make great bottles and the labels are easy to get off. Best part is.. I can replace them any time i want so I don't worry to much about getting them back..
For home use I have a few hundred Guinness Pint bottles from my extra-stout drinking days.
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For home use I have a few hundred Guinness Pint bottles from my extra-stout drinking days.
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wonderbread23
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I'm a big fan of reusing Russian River bottles (from Pliny and Blind Pig). They are 16 oz. which is perfect for pint glasses and are thicker walled than standard bottles. Only problem is the label glue is a pain to remove (usually requires goo-off). I have a nice stash that get reused time and again.
Only Bottles I purchesed were the first two cases after that i've had coworkers and freinds bring in many cases for me, still have a case sitting in the trunk of my car. They really like the prospect of getting some free homebrew just by saving thier old bottles.
lunchbox
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I don't get it. Places like AHS, Midwest HS, etc sell a case of 24 12oz empty bottles for anything between $12.95-14.99 a piece, not including shipping and taxes where it applies!
So, are those bottles any different from the standard bud, coors, or miller we buy in the grocery store? I can almost always find a case of 24 from those domestic beers for roughly the same price as the empty bottles where I live. There is always one grocery store that is running a sale on those beers. So what is the deal with the empty bottle prices in the home brewing shops????
Makes me wanna do this: buy a case of bud, give it to a friend and say: "hey buddy this is a gift for you, just make me a favor, don't throw the bottles away when you finished because I want to recycle them". This would make me very popular among my friends, specially now during football season!
It's really not that difficult. Your LHBS buys empty bottles by the hundreds. BMC buys them by the millions.
+1 on Sierra bottles. The labels come off really easily and they are the short, sturdy type. Even if you're not big on SNPA you can typically find 12's of the seasonals or others.
Hannable1975
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This would apply to me - I am in fact on my third SNPA of the night - but readily admit me that it flat out tars my tummy up! :cross:
Thinking about trying the "Tumbler" - I love Brown ale - but around here only available in a 12er. Worth it?
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Indyking
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Hi, did not mean to revive this thread, but, just thought I would share something for those who have not yet come across the same problem.
I will never get Heineken bottles again, well, at least, not a bunch of them at the same time. I think they look cool, but the labels, 3 of them per bottle, are way too hard to come off. I got a bunch of them at once from a local bar and spent a good deal of time to remove the labels even after they had been soaked on PWB for hours! It sucked!
I will never get Heineken bottles again, well, at least, not a bunch of them at the same time. I think they look cool, but the labels, 3 of them per bottle, are way too hard to come off. I got a bunch of them at once from a local bar and spent a good deal of time to remove the labels even after they had been soaked on PWB for hours! It sucked!
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