Sediment catchers who wants a box?

[Wolverine]

a few questions about this product
http://sedexbrewing.com//
has anyone ever used them ?
Where in the uk can you get bottles with screw caps that are like bottle top shaped? I have seen them on holiday but rarely in the uk?
They have quoted me £408.00!!!!! To get 150 to my house in Leicester from Australia
I think that seems a bit too expensive ha ha. if they were sold cheaper in the uk would people be interested? I would for sure.I was just talking to my mate the other day about a solution to the sediment in bottle problem. now the carrot has been dangled in my face!!

They also quoted me 340 quid if I wanted them sent by sea which would take forever !

 

[screamlead]

Seen these too - no real postage to specific areas - mine was rest of world for turkey and 43 Aus dollars for a 15 pack at 30 Aus dollars.
Shame like as seems like an innovative bit of kit. :wha:

 

[BrewDan]

It's a shame, I first saw those on a youtube channel called craigtube months ago, looked them up but it does not appear there is any cheap way of getting them over here sadly

 

[Wolverine]

Yeah that's where I saw them craig is the man.
If we place a mass order and everyone buys a box maybe we can get shipping right down and we could all meet in the pub to collect our box and hav a sneaky piss up why we are at it ?
who is up for a box of sediment catchers ? I want the 150 box
surely this can work if we get together and order about 1000?
oh and no I don't work for sed ex before anyone asks ha ha

 

[Wolverine]

I have e mailed the guy at sed ex and asked him if we an have a discount if we order loads so maybe he can help. It must be in there interest to sort us out as potentially this could be a big order for them

 

[Moley]

My first thought was that it looked like a great idea but that I don't know the first thing about importing or marketing, so how about pointing this out to someone like Rob MaltMiller.

Then I read the page again and realised that these are for screw topped bottles, and that beer/cider bottles in the UK are almost entirely crown capped.

Then I thought that my own beers are usually left for a good few months so the sediment is usually pretty firm and doesn't really bother me.

 

[snail59]

Im on the same lines as Moley. If you use a high floculating yeast the sediment packs down nice and firm and if used with clear bottles the problem of sediment just dosn't arise. I suppose the best use for them would be with plastic pop bottles over here. But Im with Ade and don't relly see the need for them. So in the words of Duncan Bannatyne "I'm out" .

 

[Wolverine]

Fair enough guys.
I will point out though that I'm reliably informed that aldi sells 500 ml checz lager with screw top crown caps that was gonna be my source just means drinking **** loads of **** lager in the meantime

 

[Moley]

There are screw topped crown caps like those 30p a bottle 250ml French lagers which Aldi etc. sell and there are screw topped beer bottles, the only one which springs immediately to mind are litres of San Miguel. What do these gizmos fit?

 

[Wolverine]

Screw top crown caps

 

[Wolverine]

I have just had a reply from sed ex. for anyone who is interested they have a suplier in sweeden I'm waiting for a quote now.

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

What a useless idea, was it from Alan Sugars "The Apprentice" :whistle:

If beer is brewed properly with a good yeast for bottling like Nottingham or S-04 there should be no need to use anything like this. :nono:

When I do a brew that's going to be bottled I use either of the above yeast and leave the brew in the fermenter under airlock for 14-16 days until it's almost clear then bottle with minimum sediment..

If it's such a big problem why is it some breweries still actually sell beers bottle conditioned ??

Kev

 

[jamesb]

If it's such a big problem why is it some breweries still actually sell beers bottle conditioned ??

To jump on the CAMRA bandwagon.

*Most* (but not all) commercial BC beers are bloody terrible. Far too much sediment. The more sensible ones leave in a bright tank and then re-seed with just the right amount of yeast and sugar slurry to carbonate, leaving only a tiny film of sediment. The nasty ones sterile filter and re-seed. The bad ones generally bottle straight from primary.

FWIW, I think most non-BC beers are bloody terrible too. Filtered to within an inch of their life and fizzier than Rebekah Brook's Hair when she finally meets the electric chair.

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

fizzier than Rebekah Brook's Hair when she finally meets the electric chair.

LoL :rofl:

 

[snail59]

If it's such a big problem why is it some breweries still actually sell beers bottle conditioned ??

To jump on the CAMRA bandwagon.

*Most* (but not all) commercial BC beers are bloody terrible. Far too much sediment. The more sensible ones leave in a bright tank and then re-seed with just the right amount of yeast and sugar slurry to carbonate, leaving only a tiny film of sediment. The nasty ones sterile filter and re-seed. The bad ones generally bottle straight from primary.

FWIW, I think most non-BC beers are bloody terrible too. Filtered to within an inch of their life and fizzier than Rebekah Brook's Hair when she finally meets the electric chair.

Don't know why but something tells me you'r not a fan of Commercial Bottled Beer's James............... :lol: :lol:

 

[jamesb]

Don't know why but something tells me you'r not a fan of Commercial Bottled Beer's James............... :lol: :lol:

I buy enough of them. Although I do tend to steer away from the great majority of contract bottled british stuff for the reasons outlined above.