I am more than happy to give beer away. Sometimes a couple of bottles, sometimes more.
I always ask for the bottles back to reuse.
"The beer is a gift the bottle is a loan" is a phrase I like.
They do come back generally & I am currently soaking a dozen or so bottles that are filthy & with spot mould.
Is it unreasonable to expect clean bottles back?
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Re: Dirty bottles
I've side-stepped your problem as I'm using PET bottles now. My son drinks my beer when they visit at the weekend and I sometimes send him home with a couple of litres ... but they do provide me with a constant supply of empty 2 litre cola bottles. Why not fill a couple of PETs each brew as you can always drink them yourself if you don't give them away?
But yes, I'd expect clean glass bottles back.
But yes, I'd expect clean glass bottles back.
Re: Dirty bottles
I also give away plenty of my beer. Most of my "customers" understand that I like (even expect!) to receive the bottles back clean. A simple rinse to remove the remaining beer and yeast is all that is required and saves the pain of having to soak the bottles and/or scrub them clean. :@
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Conditioning: English IPA/Bretted English IPA
Drinking: Sunshine Marmalade, Festbier, Helles Bock, Smokey lagery beer, Irish Export StoutCascade APA (homegrown hops), Orval clone, Impy stout, Duvel clone, Conestoga (American Barley wine)
Planning: Dark Mild, Kozel dark (ish), Simmonds Bitter, Bitter, Citra PA and more!
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Re: Dirty bottles
I wholly endorse this approach.
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Re: Dirty bottles
Thanks chaps. I like the idea of PET bottles. Tonic water bottles would work.
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