Bottles

[Johnboy7702]

Folks
What type of bottles do you all use when bottling up?

Thanks

 

[Clint]

Free ones! Or ones you've emptied yourself....buy beer ..keep bottles.
I've got well over 200 and never bought an empty one.
Stalk your neighbors recycling...

 

[samale]

Same plus they still have all the labels on. My life's to busy to be worrying about them.

 

[Johnboy7702]

Free ones! Or ones you've emptied yourself....but beer ..keep bottles.
I've got well over 200 and never bought an empty one.
Stalk your neighbors recycling...

Thats awesome Clint, cheers for speedy response
Have bout 60 plus 4x 5l mini kegs (like the ones you get tennents or hobgoblin etc in) so gonna use those

Cheers

 

[Johnboy7702]

Same plus they still have all the labels on. My life's to busy to be worrying about them.

Thanks Samale

 

[samale]

Remember back in the day them things called pubs/bars/drinking dens were open I used to get mine there. Only the big companies like Guinness collect their bottles the rest are sent to recycle

 

[Clint]

Just watch the Hobgoblin bottles...they're not good on some hand cappers...bench cappers are usually fine.

 

[Banbeer]

Remember back in the day them things called pubs/bars/drinking dens were open

Now you're showing your age.

 

[samale]

Now you're showing your age.

 

[Clint]

Ha..I have a drinking den....it's my house!

 

[Barley Rubble]

Folks
What type of bottles do you all use when bottling up?

Thanks

Hi Johnboy.
I am still new to this hobby so I bought some swing top bottles cheap on eBay and then some new ones from The Range £12.99 for 12. I have about 84 at the moment. I also have some short stubby 500 ml brown bottles which fit nicely into some milk crates I acquired. The trouble with the swing tops and a lot of the brewery bottles are that they are a tad too tall for the crates. The swing tops are easier for me at bottling time than capping the stubbies but I suppose its down to personal preference at the end of the day. Like Clint said its cheaper to use freebies after all!

 

[AnimatedGIF]

I too keep bottles that were bought with beer in them. I used to spend ages soaking and scrubbing off the labels, but can't be bothered anymore - I just identify the contents by the colour of the cap now. It can catch guests by surprise when the crack open a bottle expecting Banks Bitter...
On that note, Aldi and Tesco often have Banks for under £1, so it's cheaper than buying an empty 500ml bottle, plus you get beer too!

 

[Barley Rubble]

On that note, Aldi and Tesco often have Banks for under £1, so it's cheaper than buying an empty 500ml bottle, plus you get beer too!

Really? Sadly I do not have an Aldi anywhere near me, just Lidl. The cheapest bitter I have seen in there is Bishops Finger at £1.25 each. Still works out cheaper than buying bottles though.

 

[Johnboy7702]

Thanks all!
Thankfully i do enjoy a beer, so ive quite a few bottles!
Will be bottling a pils in next few days for secondary fermentation, plus a lager so i can give my brother some, so just wanted to check

Thanks again

 

[cushyno]

Really? Sadly I do not have an Aldi anywhere near me, just Lidl. The cheapest bitter I have seen in there is Bishops Finger at £1.25 each. Still works out cheaper than buying bottles though.

Bishops finger is easily 25p more enjoyable than Banks's. You have nothing to worry about.

 

[Tetsuo1981]

I've got a mix of shop bought and recycled bottles, mostly crown cap ones but some swing tops too. Gutted that you can't buy grolsch anymore but what can you do? got my first bottles from ebay, 25 quid posted for 50 brown 500ml, didn't think that was too bad

 

[London]

Bishops finger is easily 25p more enjoyable than Banks's. You have nothing to worry about.

Be careful with Bishop finger bottle as they're clear so need to be kept out of the light.

 

[Degville]

Hi Johnboy.
I am still new to this hobby so I bought some swing top bottles cheap on eBay and then some new ones from The Range £12.99 for 12. I have about 84 at the moment. I also have some short stubby 500 ml brown bottles which fit nicely into some milk crates I acquired. The trouble with the swing tops and a lot of the brewery bottles are that they are a tad too tall for the crates. The swing tops are easier for me at bottling time than capping the stubbies but I suppose its down to personal preference at the end of the day. Like Clint said its cheaper to use freebies after all!

I second the Range ones (I've got 48 of them) about the best value out there for none bulk purchases, though when Aldi have their swing top wheat beer in and its on offer then they work out to be about £1.40 ish a bottle and you get the beer! but its a rare occurrence.

 

[Stu123]

Any! Got loads of free ones from neighbours during lockdown, just leave a bucket of steriliser outside front door, got an emily capper from brew2 bottle that caps both tall and short necks, it also has a 29 mm capper so i can recycle fizz bottles- elderflower will be out shortly.

 

[bobukbrewer]

I have EVERY type of bottle 2 litre grolsch standard grolsch, 750 660 500 330 300 swing tops and regular bottles that need crown caps plus 1 and 2 litre PET bottles......I have an adjustable height bench capper with home made 3 mm spacers so life is good...........