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Where to buy beer bottles?
Years ago I used old commercial beer bottles, but now I plan to brew at the local club and I no longer have my old bottles.
I'm sure they have bottles for sale. Is there a better place to get them?
I'm not sure if you would be into this, but a friend of mine just keeps old bottles and uses those. The screwtops are simple enough to use to recap the bottle, and it saves him a ton of money.
As a brewing newbie, I would probably want to go this route. If I start to get good at this, then I'd probably look into buying new bottles...
If you need some new bottles then you can have a try to e-bay or can find it in your local market from where you got 1st ones.
Thanks guys. I used to use old bottles, but I gave them away when I moved to the condo.
Also I had a jet washer on the laundry sink tap in the house, but that would be messy in the condo kitchen for washing bottles.
I think someone talked about washing bottles in the dishwasher. Does that work well?
You should be careful with the dishwasher. If you use it, make sure you are using the hottest temp setting possible. Also, you should be starting with a good quality water - I know our water here is extremely hard and full of mineral deposits, so using this would require that I do extra cleaning before sanitizing.
yes if you need to avoid uninvited guests in there washing is an important aspect of brewing so i always too much acreful about washing!
There are lots of place if you want to purchase beer bottles. You can even buy it online if you want to. Britain's biggest beer shop with more than 1000 different bottled beers and glasses from 50 countries to buy online. Next day delivery service. Check this site http://www.limesearch.co.uk. Hoping that it may help you.
most homebrew supply stores sell bottles. i think it's more fun to buy bottles that are full of beer and then drink the beer though. most any brown glass bottles THAT AREN'T TWIST-OFFS will do. i have found that, with my capper, i get a better seal with american beer bottles (sam adams works great) than i do with european beers.
When I began brewing, I just used cheap plastic bottles like the ones that are used for soda pop. However, I then switched to using Grolsch swingtop bottles. It's funny. Buying the bottles with beer in them costs about the same as buying the bottles without beer, and I don't have to worry about capping.
I like the way gooru thinks. I've found Grolsh bottles work well as well as other swing top styles too. I searched ebay for swing top bottles a coupla weeks ago and realized that I could actually make money drinking Grolsh and selling the bottles to other homebrewers. (This is mainly because I can ship for free through work and pocket any shipping charges I collect.) When I first started brewing I was worried that I wouldn't have enough bottles. So I started saving mine and came to the conclusion that I must drink more than I realized cuz in a week I had more bottles than I knew what to do with. So save your empties it'll help and if you drink as much as I do you won't need to worry about buying bottles ever.
Just put the word out among your beer drinking friends that you are looking for non-twist off bottles for your homebrew. I've found that this will give your friends justification to their significant others to buy a better class of commercial beers, and you reap the benefits. A returned six-pack of full bottles never hurts the contribution either, I've found.
Dave
If you live anywhere near a college campus, finding a ton of bottles is easy. Just go hang out near the loudest dorms you can find, saturdays are usually the best. Hit up the kids for their sack full of emptys. This is even more efficient if the college has a recycling bin. If you know when homecoming is it's no problem to snag 100+ bottles in a day. Think how much more equipment you can get if you don't need to pay for all those bottles 
If you're in a pinch, check your local homebrew supply store. Mine carries both 12- and 22-ounce bottles. Plus they come in a cardboard case for easy carrying and storage. Over time you can supplement your initial supply with freebies you collect. I've done that to add a case or two more of empties.
jamebow wrote:
most homebrew supply stores sell bottles. i think it's more fun to buy bottles that are full of beer and then drink the beer though. most any brown glass bottles THAT AREN'T TWIST-OFFS will do. i have found that, with my capper, i get a better seal with american beer bottles (sam adams works great) than i do with european beers.
I agree, empty the bottles yourself. My antique bench capper has no problems with European or any other bottles. Twist offs are right out.
As I posted in another post... I've gone to my local Beer Depot and asked for empty case returns.... a little cleanning and saved me a sh*t load of money.... Bought a case of 24 for $2.... can't go wrong.... TheJet
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