Archive for Downsizer For an ethical approach to consumption
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gil
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collecting/swapping bottles for re-useAt the weekend, I acquired 40 used beer bottles and 10 used champagne bottles, which was good. Washed them out, got foils and labels off, and stashed away for now.
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Fee
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Are Champagne bottles something that you would like people to save up for you, gil, if we're going to see you? I put several in the glass recycling skip today. Likewise oither bottles!
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gil
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| Fee wrote: | | Are Champagne bottles something that you would like people to save up for you, gil, if we're going to see you? I put several in the glass recycling skip today. Likewise oither bottles! |
Not champagne bottles especially, as I don't make that much for myself. Just that these were there, and so I 'ad 'em. It was beer bottles I was really short of, for a special order, so I wanted them to be all the same shape.
Having said that, I will be very short of beer bottles after this order, so any 500ml rinsed-out empties would be appreciated.
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gil
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So if anyone coming to the DS Food Weekend would like 6 matching clear glass champagne bottles [which will bottle a gallon of sparkling wine], I can bring them along.
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Nick
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 Um. We have quite a throughput of champagne bottles, so if anyone wants, I can stash them.
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Treacodactyl
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Do you reuse any type of used beer bottle? I've always only saved bottles that have had a live, bottle conditioned, beer in them assuming they are stronger. Thinking about it I expect they are much the same these days but wonder what other people save.
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Bebo
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| Treacodactyl wrote: | | Do you reuse any type of used beer bottle? I've always only saved bottles that have had a live, bottle conditioned, beer in them assuming they are stronger. Thinking about it I expect they are much the same these days but wonder what other people save. |
I always keep Grolsch type bottle with the swing top on them if I ever get hold of any. Much easier than faffing around with crown caps.
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Cathryn
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Gil, we have discovered that the cider bottles (from Lidl) are exactly like your beer bottles. Shall I bring them with me?
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gil
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| Cathryn wrote: | | Gil, we have discovered that the cider bottles (from Lidl) are exactly like your beer bottles. Shall I bring them with me? |
Yes, please, do bring my beer bottles, and the cider bottles [which may not be as heavy-duty/heavyweight as my beer bottles, which were designed for re-use].
Thank you, Cathryn 
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tiggy
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We have used lidl cider bottles for beer and cider and they are fine.If you are serious user of crown caps then a bottling press [hand operated and similar to a drill stand] is a really good bit of kit.Ours adjusts for different height bottles and we buy the crown caps in large amounts.I now use beer bottles and crown caps for wine as well.
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