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Wine bottles

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:03 am
by BourbonDrinker
I'm planning to make some wine and mead and am looking for some 750mL wine bottles, preferably without labels. Thanks!

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:56 am
by cyburai
I work with a bunch of wine drinkers, I can ask around for you here.

How many do you want? You will have to clean them.

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:03 am
by BourbonDrinker
3 dozen would get me started.

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:39 pm
by Jensen
We have a new empty wine bottle in our curb-side recycling container each morning. The labels are still on them, but our nifty dual bottle washer (oh yeah baby) leaves the insides very clean. You are welcome to as many as you'd like, if interested.




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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:52 pm
by BourbonDrinker
Jeff-

If you want to save a few more me I'd appreciate it.

Thanks.

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:15 am
by Jensen
Consider it done Devin. Let me know how many... :) I ain't fooling... a bottle a day... well that is all I can find anyway... Ellen is pretty crafty....
:lol:

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:11 am
by Greenblood
:drunken: ......Boozers!

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:03 am
by BourbonDrinker
To begin I'm looking for about 30 bottles---enough to bottle a 5 gallon batch.

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:26 pm
by Blktre
Ive got a few cases with labels ill give you for free. Labels are easy to remove actually with a short soak. Let me know or else they are headed to the recycle center.
Andy

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:07 pm
by BourbonDrinker
I'll take them.

PM me with details so we can arrange pickup!

Thanks.

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:53 pm
by Swoosh
I am also interested in obtaining any extra wine bottles that anyone plans to recycle. Labels are no problem.

I appreciate the help!

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:07 am
by Pissytiffy
For what it's worth, when I'm in need of wine bottles I make a run to the Wal-Mart recycling center. Caution should be used but usually the bins are full enough that I can easily reach the number of bottles I need.

For cleaning and de-labeling, I soak first in b-brite solution which usually takes off the labels, visually inspect then run them through the dishwasher on heat dry and finally sanitize in an Iodophor solution. Bottling in the kitchen is handy as I use the dishwasher rack to drain bottles until I am ready to fill.

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:57 pm
by Swoosh
I thought about doing that but figured that Wal-mart might not appreciate me diving into their dumpsters too much. Maybe if I wait around long enough I can catch people before they place them in the bin.

I guess it is worth a shot for some free bottles.

Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 8:31 pm
by BourbonDrinker
I totally dropped the ball here!!! This time for real! I want some bottles!!! PM me if you still have some!

Thanks.

Devin

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:48 pm
by BourbonDrinker
Hello all!

My wife and I will be attending the June Guild meeting and look forward to meeting everyone we don't already know.

If you have some bottles you can share, please bring them along to the meet. I need about 30 bottles for an upcoming brew project.

THanks.