Holy Carboy Batman!!

[cherokee180c]

No luck here in MD. My local Walmart has the 5gal Primo bottles, but they are #7 plastic

 

[nukinfuts29]

#7's work I just wouldn't use them for long term aging.

 

[OpenContainer]

In what part of Wally worlds are you all finding these?

In this particular wal mart, they're on the back wall by the deli counter where you fill up water bottles. Just past the cheese and sandwich meat. Hope you can find them.

 

[OpenContainer]

Hey dude...you live in Jeff...how cool...I live in Tipton...just down the road on the way to Sedalia!

Very cool!! Lot's of cool Missouri folk on here.

 

[Revvy]

In this particular wal mart, they're on the back wall by the deli counter where you fill up water bottles. Just past the cheese and sandwich meat. Hope you can find them.

Like Cherokee, those that I'm finding here are <7> Primos.

 

[nwaite]

I grabbed 1 at my Walmart last summer ... They had 2 an 4 gls here. They work grate . How many time you think its ok to use these if I'm washimg them out well.

 

[bmeyer46]

I miss Kehde's Barbeque.

it's on south 65...still there, or was last time I drove through.
in some old railroad passenger cars

 

[Revvy]

it's on south 65...still there, or was last time I drove through.
in some old railroad passenger cars

yeah, I know, I just haven't lived or been in MO in 7 years.

 

[nukinfuts29]

Might have to check the place out

 

[Revvy]

Might have to check the place out

It's a cool place. Though when I lived in MO, I used to go to LC's BBQ out on Blue Parkway between IIRC Raytown, and KC MO.

 

[nukinfuts29]

Thats a bit of a drive from North East MO lol

 

[Revvy]

Thats a bit of a drive from North East MO lol

Yeah, probably, but if you're ever out that way on business, I think it's the best place in an area of great BBQ.

 

[nukinfuts29]

I'll have to keep that in mind! Speaking of good stuff, going to be up in GR again in a few weeks, gotta hit up founders

 

[Caveman911]

Found #3's in Clarksville, TN Walmart off of I-24 exit 11..$12.00 brand new!

 

[nukinfuts29]

Found #3's in Clarksville, TN Walmart off of I-24 exit 11..$12.00 brand new!

See i'm not crazy!! Lol

 

[jiggs_casey]

In regards to the <3>, I found this... http://www.ehow.com/how_7475817_understand-markings-water-bottles.html

Which leads to me question whether they should be used. I hope this article is wrong but, I would like to get further clarification.

 

[feffer]

Water Bottles PET Large | $6.650+ in Case Qty | GBS

Found this, was looking for wholesale bottles and ran into this site

They're located in LA. During a visit to family, I got some bottles from them. The plastic 5 gal carboys are PET #1 and look like Better Bottle ones with handles. They also have 5 gal glass carboys for $26 and some other glass jugs like 1 gal and 1/2 gal ones that are useful for home-winemakers. The online prices listed are close, but not accurate. For example the 5 gal glass is listed for $22, but I paid $26. Everything else was pretty close. They are actually a wholesale company, but accepted my order though I was a retail customer. Of course, I was charged sales tax. One has to phone in their order ahead of time. After that pickup can be done on a will-call basis at the facility. I don't know what they'd charge for shipping. Very probably it would be prohibitive. I also bought some wine bottles from them, but the price was slightly higher than I'd have paid at my LHBS. My impression is that this is a good source if you can pick up yourself.

 

[nukinfuts29]

In regards to the <3>, I found this... http://www.ehow.com/how_7475817_understand-markings-water-bottles.html

Which leads to me question whether they should be used. I hope this article is wrong but, I would like to get further clarification.

It's a debate that can be found in many topics around this forum but simply put, they are all fine. People generally advise against <7> which I'm in agreement, but the rest are fine.

 

[jiggs_casey]

I pulled the trigger on a couple today. At $12.00 a pop, they really are hard to pass up. I justified it down to, A.) If they are good enough to store water, they should be good enough to store beer in. Neither of which are caustic. B.) With as much beer as I drink, I should be more worried about what the alcohol in the beer will do to me first! :cross:

Thanks for the tip!

Oh, for the KC people, I bought them at the Walmart in Lees Summit on 291-N.

 

[nukinfuts29]

Nice score!

 

[crazyseany]

Nice score!

Have you drank anything you've made in these bottles?

So what you are saying is you were still alive?

 

[nukinfuts29]

Have you drank anything you've made in these bottles?

So what you are saying is you were still alive?

Theres about 85 gallons of beer wine mead and cider out there and you could never tell me if i made it in these bottles or my pales.

 

[Reaver]

Just found a bunch of <1> bottles here. I found the Better Bottle Style with the handles, but they were office property for the water cooler (not my office). Then on the way home I stopped and found some 5 gal ones at the local grocery store. I will try and get a picture later. They are thinner like the Liter water bottles. For $5... I picked up 2 for the water anyway, and I'll test them out. They might be too thin for real work. THEN on the way out the door... there was another companies 5gal water bottle deposit location! There was a bunch of <1> in the thicker no handle style. Those are $6 deposit tho. so I will keep my eye out for them.

 

[Honda88]

my walmart has 5 gallon plastic water jugs but they dont say anywhere that BB makes em. They are for culligan water I don't know if they are safe to age in or not...

 

[nukinfuts29]

They are all safe

 

[vinper]

3 of the walmarts by me all have recyle style , drop your empty into locked bin and take new filled one.. Where can i get 2 today ,who else sells empty ones?

 

[nukinfuts29]

Check Lowes and Home Depot

 

[kevokie]

3 of the walmarts by me all have recyle style , drop your empty into locked bin and take new filled one.. Where can i get 2 today ,who else sells empty ones?

I have found the 5 gallon water bottles that are empty at my walmart. They were not up front, but in the back. I found them fairly near the aisle that has all the water filters and water coolers. The ones here do not state that they are made by BB, but somewhere in Mexico. They are reusable water bottles, so they should work. The price here is $7 ircc.

 

[dcHokie]

Has anyone found these in the DC/VA/MD area?

 

[collitchboy]

As far as Tennessee goes I have checked several places in Rutherford County. Walmart carries the #3 bottles while Lowes and Home Depot carry #7. Like Reaver my departments water cooler has half a dozen #1 sitting next to it. I have asked the secretary to inquire if empties can be bought from the supplier.