Swing-top Bottles

[Geoff Logan]

Hi Guys. Am searching for a supplier of swing/clip-top bottles, sizes 500ml, 1L & 2L, preferably amber, and preferably round in shape.
Would appreciate any pointers.
Cheers, Geoff Logan.
Sunshine Brewery.
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[denimglen]

While not any direct help, last time I was at Brewer's Coop in AK he had these little metal wrap-around 'clips' that turned any bottle into a swing-top. Would likely be too much effort for the amount of bottles a brewery would deal with.

[James P]

Probably over the top but...

Bottle stoppers

[Ian]

Not much input other than drink heaps of Grolsch and keep the bottles - they do various sizes.

[Reviled]

I havnt seen the 1 or 2 litre grolsch bottles but im really keen to get my hands on some.. Anyone know where to get them?

[NZBitterWaters]

They definately have produced 1.5L and a gimmicky 5L bottle (that's right! 5litre) in the past; I have two of the later; but only 1 x 1.5L.

[NZBitterWaters]

Oh - and I have nearly 600 x 473ml Grolsch. You can still buy them new (with Grolsch in them) although last year they reduced the size to 450ml. New World, especially those with a good imported beer section, often have them, in 4-packs, at about $15 per 4-pack.

[vdog]

Ask Steve at Hallertau where he gets his - no good for bottle conditioning (not strong enough) but I'm sure whoever supplies him will either have what you need or know where you'd get it.

[Reviled]

The grolsch ones are fine for bottle conditioning!

[vdog]

I know - I only meant the Hallertau ones aren't strong enough. I looked ages ago at buying some off Steve but when he checked what they were for he recommended not using them for bottle conditioning.

[Andrew]

Hi Geoff,
We were looking at importing some from a German outfit a few years ago - http://www.glastop.de/
They have a great range from 33oml to 5 litre.
At the moment we are using 1 litre clear dimple swing tops for our wine - available from Arthur Holmes ltd. Theyed probably handle a bit of pressure.

[Ian Marriott]

You could try contacting Peter Frecklton at Leigh Sawmill Brewing as they bottle in swing tops which I am pretty sure that they also source out of Germany.

[Geoff Logan]

Hi Ian. Thanks for that. I'll give him a call.