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

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

Richy wrote:
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> 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[/color]

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


For example:
[url]http://www.homebrewit.com/aisle/2060[/url]




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"Richy" <movieknight@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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[/color]

Try [url]http://www.bottlesetc.com/wglass2.htm[/url] .

buy a slab
drink 'em
hey presto!

<grin>

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


On 8 Dec 2005 18:02:33 -0800, "Richy" <movieknight@gmail.com> wrote:
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>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[/color]

> buy a slab[color=blue]
> drink 'em
> hey presto![/color]


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

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

> I don't buy much beer at all these days - that's the beauty (and point)[color=blue]
> of home brew :)[/color]

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.

two bob wrote in message <43abd172_1@news.iprimus.com.au>...[color=blue][color=green]
>> I don't buy much beer at all these days - that's the beauty (and point)
>> of home brew :)[/color]
>
>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.
>[/color]

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!

>>> I don't buy much beer at all these days - that's the beauty (and point)[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> of home brew :)[/color]
>>
>>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.
>>[/color]
>
> 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![/color]

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???