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Schnitzengiggle

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I at some point will be making a keezer, and a fermentation chamber out of a chest freezer, but for now I don't really have the room for them, so I obviously bottle.

I was wondering, for those of you out there who bottle, what do you have your collection up to?

I have a little over 175 bottles, mostly New Belgium and Sam Adams but here are some Gordon Beirsch and oddballs in there too. I also have 3 growlers (mainly for making starters, but I do take one down to the brewpub now and again to have it filled.)
 
No matter how many you have on hand, it will always be short 15 or 20 for that next batch and as soon as you start kegging, it will always be 1 too many (unless you compete and then it waill always be the wrong kind).
 
I've never counted before, but a doing a quick estimation, I'd say I have around 200 give or take. Mine are a large mix of a bunch of different types. My most recent score was 2 boxes full of flip tops of various sizes off of CL.
 
Does anyone know of a good source for cobalt blue 1000ml swingtops?

I was thinking of giving some Apfelwein to a few people for Christmas, and these bottles look impressive.
 
300+ - 12oz
30 - 32oz flip tops (I use these for a gallon or two that I will drink a little younger than my other bottles).
12 - bombers

two trash cans collecting bottles at local bars

I am considering converting my home office into a bottling and conditioning room. The main plumbing in the home travels on the inside wall of that room. :ban:
 
I have very few long-necks sitting around--only enough for when I think a brew is worth entering into a comp. Mainly, I have about four dozen Grolsch and Fisher Ale bottles and a number of other odd-shaped bottles siting around at any given time.

I used to have nearly ten cases of long-neck bottles before I began to keg my brews, but it took up so much space in the garage...

Working in food and beverage, I can accumulate bottles rather quickly, so having them on-hand is not all too necessary.

Added: I highly suggest to anyone who brews to a pick-up a part-time job at a nearby restaurant/bar. Besides the ease of accumulating bottles, there are the contacts with the local soda distributors (co2 tanks, regulators, co2 manifolds, SS ice chests (great for swamp coolers/heaters (if you're brewing a Saison). I'd say that nearly one third of my brewing supplies have been gathered in the food and beverage industry. Besides, you'll make some extra cash to buy ingredients! The possibilities are endless.

Be selective. Find a place that still uses pre-mix soda kegs. They're still out there. The deposit on the kegs for the restaurants are usually only $5. What a steal!
 
Does anyone know of a good source for cobalt blue 1000ml swingtops?

I have 12 of them that I use for apfelwein. I got them from Olde Burnside Brewing, I had to drink the beer that came in them. I know some of the online retailers sell them but they're usually kinda expensive. I got mine filled with beer for close to same price as the new empty ones online.
 
I just started brewing but I've been saving my bottles for about 6 months, I'd say I have around 150-200 and combined with the girlfriend around 250. Mostly Sierra Nevada or Cut Throats.
 
I dislike the Sierra Nevada bottles, they make good beer, but I can't fit as many of those fat bottles into my milk crates for stacking. I keep em for a while if I need'em in a pinch, but I usually end up chucking them after a while.
 
About 200 longnecks and 30 bombers. I collect a six pack and two bombers a week on average.
 
I have about 100, mostly Sam Adams, but a good number from Michelob (I have a thing for Shock Top), Saranac, and Flying Dog. Still collecting. My goal is 200-250.
 
About 25 cases and growing. Mostly 12oz, but I also have complete cases of 11.2oz, 22oz, grolsch, 17oz fliptops, and 750ml belgians. Thank god the place is a bachelor pad.
 
I've only been doing this since January, but I've got 32+ Grolsch, for which I just ordered more gaskets. I'll be using them for a while :rockin: Plus about 100 assorted brown bottles. My friends mean well, but most only contribute screw-tops (in spite of previous counsel to the contrary), which promptly go to the recycling bin once they leave.
 
I've got about 3 cases (36) of 22 oz bombers, 1 case of 22 oz flip tops, 2 24 oz Red Strip bottles, and about 12 12 oz bottles. Of course my first batch is coming out of primary and into bottles on Friday. Going to see how the 22 0z bombers do vs the flip tops to decide what to get more of for the 2nd batch which will be brewed on Sat.
 
I've got rought 120 right now. I need at least another case in the next few weeks (red wheat in he secondary now) though so I'll be hitting up my friends.
 
12oz-500 and some change...
16oz-250
22oz-48

I had close to 800 12oz bottles but gave a boat load to my buddy. I and a Fireman and a neighboring dept held a beer tasting from local breweries as a fund raiser and i aquired a boat load of bottles... that was alot of label cleaning... But FREE is FREE!!!!!!!!!!:ban:
 

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