375 ml beer bottles

Where can I buy batches of 375 ml beer bottles? Obviously the beer companies get theirs from somewhere, I'd really rather not get them from a recycling depot though.

Richy

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Richy
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Richy,

Beer companies get there bottles from wholesale distributers. Wholesalers do not sell to the general public and most have high minimum orders. If you want to buy from a wholesaler (their prices will be at least 50% cheaper than your LHBS, if not more) you have to do two things. First, you have to have business tax id. The only way to get that is to create your own sole proprietorship and register with the IRS. Second, you then have to place find a wholesaler with a low minimum order (expect at least $100) and one that is willing to ship to a residential address. To make a long story short, it is possible but probably only worth it if you already have a small business.

John

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John M

Google: homebrewing,375ml. There are dozens of online sources.

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wbarwell

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Reply to
Roy Boy

buy a slab drink 'em hey presto!

Ian [ that's how i get most of mine]

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Ian Cowan

It seems that a lot of home brewers haven't the first idea of SIMPLE logic. ;)

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two bob

I don't buy much beer at all these days - that's the beauty (and point) of home brew :)

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Richy

You say you dont buy "much" beer these days, that implies you do, in fact, buy beer. That being the case, just save the bottles from the beer you do buy. Soon you will have enough to bottle your home brew without having to purchase bottles.

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two bob

The big problem with that is, the Beer I like to drink dont have the bottles I like to brew with. I like Coopers Pale but have found Crownies have the right bottles - nice size, not twist top and brown glass. I went to the local recycling depot recently but when I saw how they handled the bottles I wasnt game to grab them from there. I dont want to give up totally on my Coopers, looks like I need to drink more beer and add Crownies to my diet. Damn!

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Steve nunya

You have my sympathies, I wouldnt think of bottling with crownies because my mates might think I actually drink the stuff. I would rather drink American beer than drink crown larger (tastes like dishwater) Whats wrong with normal stubbies, ppl bottle with them all the time and you dont have to carry around a bottle opener. You did know that you can get twist top crown seals, didnt you???

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two bob

ok, no I didn't know, I've been into the brew shop a couple of times and didn't notice any (doesn't mean they weren't there) and i'm sure that BigW/Coles dont carry them. I tried to seal with a twist top with the standard tops but it doesn't seem to seal properly. I've only been brewing about 9 months and still learning. Only found this group recently and found heaps of info since thanks to you guys. will have to look for them.

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Steve nunya

I have been looking at this group for a few years now, and some of the info is of a good quality. I have been brewing for close on 30 years now, and I am still learning from this group.

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two bob

imho. also save the caps. reuse them for the home brew. i reuse until the cap shows signs of rust. Ask the local pub, club to save a few caps for you. You can get an "aussie bottler" stainless steel, twist top opener & use it to seal the bottles when bottling. It is much easier than trying to use crown seals on twist=top bottles [ though i did do that & it worked ].

another coupla tips i recommend. see "bulk priming" & plastic cling wrap ? glad wrap? between brews.

HTH

ian C

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Ian Cowan

Never be such a tight arse, the cost of twist top crown seals is small.

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two bob

$s do enter the equation, depends why one home brews - to get a better beer or save a few $s.

But as the twist top caps are designed or stamped on the bottle at exactly the correct pressure they are easy to reuse.

I found occasionally when i was using crown seals that i wouldn't get it tight enough and would have to reseal [ when i was using a 'hand-press' type bottler.

ian c

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Ian Cowan

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