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good bottles? cheap?

Post by Wekslap » Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:46 pm

Hi all. Just come across these. Any good for home brew? Are these cheap?
http://www.homebargains.co.uk/products/ ... of-12.aspx
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Re: good bottles? cheap?

Post by irv » Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:06 pm

your link doesnt work.
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Re: good bottles? cheap?

Post by Wekslap » Sat Aug 16, 2014 4:40 pm

Sorry. It definitively did work previously. Try this.
http://www.homebargains.co.uk/products/ ... of-12.aspx
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Re: good bottles? cheap?

Post by Cully » Sun Aug 17, 2014 12:15 am

Home bargains also sell them separately for 99p each, so I bought 4 for making water kefir, which can get REALLY fizzy. Got them home and saw the small print on the neck label -" Not suitable for carbonated drinks". I gave them a go anyway, no explosions yet but the clip mechanism on the neck is really shoddy made compared to the Ikea ones which are much better. I wouldn't put beer or cider in them. The base thickness is very uneven too - I reckon they are seconds.
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Re: good bottles? cheap?

Post by Wekslap » Sun Aug 17, 2014 12:47 am

Thanks Cully.
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Post by Dave-Leeds » Wed Aug 20, 2014 11:38 am

http://m.therange.co.uk/make-your-own-h ... duct/51073

try them if this link works
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Post by LeeH » Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:22 pm

No mention of them being ok under pressure. Just a thought...
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Re: good bottles? cheap?

Post by mbarn » Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:01 pm

Dave-Leeds wrote:http://m.therange.co.uk/make-your-own-h ... duct/51073

try them if this link works
I use these. The only variation between my expensive ones and these are thickness, they are slightly thinner, and the stoppers are plastic rather than ceramic. No issues with holding pressure though, would recommend!
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Re: good bottles? cheap?

Post by Dave-Leeds » Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:36 am

I bought 4 packs of these to use when my kegs are full. No problems and holds pressure ok.

other option is to look on ebay.i bought 100 500ml for a tenner but its a hassle capping them all

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Post by TempTest » Fri Aug 22, 2014 5:18 pm

Dave-Leeds wrote:I bought 4 packs of these to use when my kegs are full. No problems and holds pressure ok.

other option is to look on ebay.i bought 100 500ml for a tenner but its a hassle capping them all

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Re: good bottles? cheap?

Post by Dave-Leeds » Mon Aug 25, 2014 4:15 pm

Tt

i bought them from this guy as hes not far from me

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... GB&alt=web
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Post by Exiled Bradfordian » Thu Sep 04, 2014 9:44 pm

Thanks for that Dave. I'm up in Bradford next weekend and ordered some bottles off this bloke. Less than 10p each. Bargain!
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Post by Dave-Leeds » Thu Sep 11, 2014 10:59 pm

Exiled Bradfordian wrote:Thanks for that Dave. I'm up in Bradford next weekend and ordered some bottles off this bloke. Less than 10p each. Bargain!
No probs mate. I bought a few crates off him very trusting guy.left them in garden and just told me to post money through letter box
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Post by Exiled Bradfordian » Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:04 am

He did the same for me. Unfortunately, I have ended up slinging the lot into the recycle bin after breaking too many to entrust my beer to (they were Koppaberg bottles; three broke while cleaning - and they took a LOT of cleaning! I must have broken five while capping)

It's really galling having to chuck away five pints of your own beer!

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Post by Pinto » Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:11 am

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