Champagne Bottles

[Blackjack]

Hi, while I have avoided bottling because my life was too short to muck around with 500ml bottles. I was thinking of scouring round for all the champagne bottles I could muster and using these for beer.

I discover they use 29mm caps and will need a 29mm adaptor ring on a capper, but apart from that are there any issues and comments that can be offered on using them please?

I have tried and failed to find a source of 2 litre bottles or Growlers as the americans call them. Does anyone know of a source in the UK?

[Rookie]

I some times use Martinellis sparkling juice bottles. I get most of my bottles from the curb side recyclng bins on pick up day.

[a-slayer]

Sounds like you want to be looking on Ebay for the old 2 pint screw top bottles, I can bottle 10 gallons and clean up in a hour.

[AnthonyUK]

You could also use plastic 'corks' and a wire cage.

[sheffstevie]

Hi

I bought a 29mm adaptor for my bench capper with some 29mm crown corks and have used these sucessfully with the 750ml Hoegarden bottles - so no reason why champers bottles wouldnt work.

[wilfh]

I bottle about 200 a year and the 29 mm caps work a treat . You shouldn't have any problems.
Wilf

[jmc]

Hi

I bought a 29mm adaptor for my bench capper with some 29mm crown corks and have used these sucessfully with the 750ml Hoegarden bottles - so no reason why champers bottles wouldnt work.

+1

Hoegarden bottles are great.
Just make sure the champagne/fizz bottle have a 'lip' for cap to grip onto.
A small number of cheap fizz bottles don't. (They have a 'square' edge.)

[jmc]

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I have tried and failed to find a source of 2 litre bottles or Growlers as the americans call them. Does anyone know of a source in the UK?

I don't think Growlers are designed to be pressurised.
Aren't they just a container to take home beer?

Nearest we have are 2 L bottles of Old Rosie from Tescos, Morrissons & the like.


Lovibond from Henley on Thames use Growlers in their shop in Henley-On-Thames. See pic on right -->


Maybe they'd point you in the right direction for a UK supplier?

[dean_wales]

Same here.

I bottle half of my belgian and wheat brews into champage, leffe and ho' bottles.

Saves time and effort bottling and is a good encouragement to drink more when you open one!

Worth mentioning that very high ABV brews which you are going to keep for years supposedly age better in these bigger bottles.

[6470zzy]

I have tried and failed to find a source of 2 litre bottles or Growlers as the americans call them. Does anyone know of a source in the UK?

The American "growler" is just a 64 oz screw-top jug which is meant for short term beer storage only. The champagne bottle with a beer cap though is ideal and is something that I do on a regular basis

Cheers

[guypettigrew]

Sounds like you want to be looking on Ebay for the old 2 pint screw top bottles, I can bottle 10 gallons and clean up in a hour.

Or drop it into a King Keg and be done in about 15 minutes!

Guy

[sheffstevie]

Hi

I bought a 29mm adaptor for my bench capper with some 29mm crown corks and have used these sucessfully with the 750ml Hoegarden bottles - so no reason why champers bottles wouldnt work.

Just finished bottling a pale ale and besides normal pint bottles I used a couple of Hoegarden bottles, 2 proper Champagne bottles a Cava bottle and a cheapo Italian fizz bottle - no problems with any of 'em.

[mooj]

I got some magnum bottles of beer which I may re-use

Had to buy six to make it worthwhile the postage though