Short Neck bottles for bottling

[cottrell]

Does anyone know if short neck bottles are sold for bottling. I am doing a trial run with some of the new fatty natty bottles (left over from a game of beer pong, disgusting beer btw.) I'll post on wether they work out or not, being a twist off, but it's what I have for now.
Any thoughts or sources?

 

[stevo4361]

Don't use twist offs. If you want short bottles go with Sierra Nevada or Guinness Foreign stout pry offs.

Edit-drink the beer inside first, which will be a much better experience than Natty.

 

[cottrell]

I know I really shouldn't use twist off but it is all I have ATM. Hopefully it will be ok. Maybe I can scrounge up some pry offs in the next couple days.

 

[thadass]

If it's all you have, then wait until you have something else. Twist-offs will not work, and I don't know why you're in such a rush as to ruin a batch with bad bottling

Here in the northwest we get the shorty RedHook bottles very easily. They're my preference for used bottles.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

You'll probably only see long necks sold at the LHBS.

If you source used bottles, watch the depth of the bottle collar. See this thread for the details.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/breaking-neck-rim-while-bottling-beer-447097/

Short collars tend to break easily. The long necks with the deeper collars work nicely.

If you can get something like Chimay bottles, these work really nicely:

 

[cottrell]

Those are really cool. Thadass, you're right, I guess I'm just really stoked about this batch, how long can I safely leave it in the primary? These recipe has no secondary time, though I may cold crash it for flocculation.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Chimay is a little more pricey than what you get in twist-tops, I'm afraid. There is a bottle trading thread somewhere on HBT - you can check in there, maybe you'll get some Daddy Warbucks character who is into Trappist Belgians to give you a few cases of empties. Could happen.

 

[cottrell]

Lol

 

[thadass]

You could leave it quite a while. Months, really, with no real ill effect, as long as you don't mess with it. The general response I see in this kind of situation is "if you need something to do, brew more!"

 

[cottrell]

Just talked to a coworker who recycles everything, he's got a ton so he is going to wash some for me, for some homebrew.

 

[cottrell]

Found some stubbies incase anyone else is interested.
http://homebrewsupplies.ca/product/3283-12oz-stubby-bottle-24-case/

 

[NickTheGreat]

I've used Sierra Nevada. And if you're in the Midwest, Boulevard out of KC is a good brew that comes in stubbies.

 

[cottrell]

Yeah, I'm in Texas but haven't seen that one I'll keep my eye out.

 

[CA_Mouse]

Alaskan Brewing also uses the short 12's

 

[bowskibrew]

Talk to your friends and family who are beer drinkers, have them save for you. Also go to beer tastings! I went to a tasting at a German restaurant and walked away with 40+ nice Erdinger bottles.

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[loucurr]

I have plenty of short necks cleaned and delabeled. They are Sierra style and red hook style. You pay shipping and you are more than welcome to have some.