Cheapest 330ml Bottles

[marshbrewer]

I must admit I'm planning a historic barley wine that's knocking on the door of 12%, and I wouldn't want that in 500ml bottles!

 

[Ghillie]

What @Ghillie said, plus drinking the appropriate beer out of the appropriate style glass, therefore the beer need to come from the appropriate sized bottle. 500ml feel right for Trad. British and German Ales, 330ml better suit Belgian and American styles.

That's a good point actually. I drink my craft beers out of a stemmed schooner and not being able to fit 500ml in it was a bugbear. Since keggin git's obviously not been an issue.

My pint glasses are ***** and would even make prosecco flat... Hence why I don't use them for any of my beers.

 

[Mavroz]

Haha, I keep half a dozen 330ml bottles, just for that last bit in the bucket that I don't want to throw away from each brew....
A bit tight I know but waste not, want not.

 

[Dutto]

So, in answer to my question "Why would a Home Brewer wish to use 330ml bottles?" I now have multiple reasons that more or less boil down to 330ml bottles being used by:

• People who have equipment that can bottle a brew already carbonated; but don't wish to give too much away.
• People who are unable to know the ABV of what they brew until after they have fallen over drinking it.
• Misers who don't like to waste any of their brew.

I am not convinced that I need to change!

 

[Ghillie]

• People who are unable to know the ABV of what they brew until after they have fallen over drinking it.

Definitely the best analysis @Dutto

 

[KVSV]

https://www.ampulla.co.uk/Shop-For-Glass/Glass-Beer-And-Cider-Bottles/c-1-169-204/

£28 for 100 bottles plus £15 delivery, so 43p per bottle delivered

 

[Ghillie]

https://www.ampulla.co.uk/Shop-For-Glass/Glass-Beer-And-Cider-Bottles/c-1-169-204/

£28 for 100 bottles plus £15 delivery, so 43p per bottle delivered

Damn, that would have been a fiver cheaper... Ah well, will know for next time should there be one. Thank you!

 

[MyQul]

It's probably a daft time to ask but "Why would a Home Brewer wish to use 330ml bottles?"

It helps stop me drinking too much HB. If you open a 500m bottle your going to drink all of it. So if you then fancy another bottle that'll be a litre. But if I open a bottle f 330ml then fancy another beer later, that's only 660ml. I'm sure you've had that thing with mini keg's (kegs in general really but for me it was when I was using mini kegs) when it's just oh so easy to pour another (and then maybe another half after) beer

 

[MyQul]

I must admit I'm planning a historic barley wine that's knocking on the door of 12%, and I wouldn't want that in 500ml bottles!

I'm was tempted to post 'wuss', but then I remembered I even put my 3.7% beers in 330ml bottles :tinhat:

 

[phildo79]

@Ghillie

You are very generous to your mates. My mates are more than welcome to try my kegged beers but they have to come to my house and pour themselves a glass. And one for me while they're at it.

 

[Ghillie]

@Ghillie

You are very generous to your mates. My mates are more than welcome to try my kegged beers but they have to come to my house and pour themselves a glass. And one for me while they're at it.

I give away a few bottles from time to time. A few of my mates have just recently entered the world of craft beer and seem very impressed with my home brew. So why not fire out a few more bottles in exchange for some materials

For me I'd sooner be brewing once or twice a week and I can do that if my pals took my beers rather than paying through the nose at Tesco. All I'm planning on asking for in return for some of my beers - would be some grains, hops and yeast to do it all over again

It's basically a way to brew more which is what I want to do. Once my kegs are full and there's wort in the FV's then I'm stuck...

 

[lancon]

Apparently WD40 is good for sticky label removal. I would suggest that there is something amiss with the bench capper if it is not better than the wing type. I haven't timed to the second but with bench capper 6 dozen bottles about 10-12 minutes, I'll time it next week when bottling.

 

[Dutto]

It helps stop me drinking too much HB. If you open a 500m bottle your going to drink all of it............

There's no hope for me then! I gave up using MK's because they ran out too quickly - especially in summer!

 

[MyQul]

There's no hope for me then! I gave up using MK's because they ran out too quickly - especially in summer!

Nope. All hope is gone. You'll just have to resign yourself to drinking lots and lots of HB. Hard life isnt it

 

[stephen1546]

Apparently WD40 is good for sticky label removal. I would suggest that there is something amiss with the bench capper if it is not better than the wing type. I haven't timed to the second but with bench capper 6 dozen bottles about 10-12 minutes, I'll time it next week when bottling.

Man thats quick.. A wing capper would take about 2 years...