Are there any good alternatives to 2L soda bottles for fermenting and storing home-brewed ginger beer? [more inside]
posted by goingonit on Oct 7, 2009 - 18 answers

Where can I find lightning closures for purchase sans bottle? I want to install them on my own bottles. (Description and photos below) [more inside]
posted by Merlin144 on Aug 23, 2009 - 5 answers

What should I do with a crapload of bottle caps? [more inside]
posted by Tu13es on Aug 6, 2009 - 23 answers

The balsamic vinegar in my serving bottle (the kind with the metal spout) has solidified. Can I get it out somehow, or do I need to throw it away? [more inside]
posted by rabbitrabbit on Aug 1, 2009 - 21 answers

Looking for crafty suggestions for a big glass bottle [more inside]
posted by primer_dimer on Jun 16, 2009 - 10 answers

Is "old" water safe to drink? [more inside]
posted by kidsleepy on Apr 22, 2009 - 30 answers

Can you help me find the perfect water bottle for every-day use? [more inside]
posted by xotis on Mar 11, 2009 - 33 answers

How can I cut a thick oval glass bottle cleanly? [more inside]
posted by Science! on Nov 17, 2008 - 12 answers

How do I get this goofy cap on a bottle open? It's plastic and it appears to have a moving part inside. This is a bottle of cachaça, specifically Velho Barreiro, if that makes any difference.
posted by grimmelm on Nov 8, 2008 - 10 answers

I am looking for a place in NYC that is like the RFD in Washington DC. Any beer aficionados know? [more inside]
posted by Black_Umbrella on Sep 14, 2008 - 12 answers

Bottle-Filter: What's the name of these bottles pictured on this TOM BIHN product page? [more inside]
posted by trim17 on May 26, 2008 - 6 answers

Because this question just doesn't get asked enough: please help me remember this book I enjoyed as a child in the early 1970s. In it, 3 boys are at the beach. They find at least one (maybe more) message in a bottle, and I think the message is in some sort of code. I thought the title was "Three By The Sea" but I checked Amazon.com and the book they have with that title is definitely NOT the book I'm thinking of. Anyone?
posted by bluekrauss on Apr 17, 2008 - 4 answers

What's the best format for an extremely lightweight drinker to buy & store wine, to enable very gradual consumption without the wine going sour? [more inside]
posted by pseudostrabismus on Apr 8, 2008 - 21 answers

SilentHillFilter - what would the previous owners of our house want with a large, half-empty bottle of chloroform? [more inside]
posted by low_horrible_immoral on Mar 10, 2008 - 21 answers

I bought a 750mL bottle of Vodka from Safeway. The cashier forgot to remove the black plastic security alarm topper from it. Boo! [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on Jan 21, 2008 - 28 answers

I have access to a bunch of old chemical bottles, in a wide variety of sizes. What to do with them? [more inside]
posted by ms.v. on Nov 14, 2007 - 25 answers

Where can I find custom-printed cardboard six-pack holders either online or in the Boston, MA area? [more inside]
posted by rmd1023 on Oct 5, 2007 - 5 answers

Why aren't all beer bottles screw-cap? [more inside]
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 on Sep 26, 2007 - 19 answers

Help me find a United States Prohibition-era photograph showing a wine bottle of each size, from a standard bottle all the way up to a Nebuchadnezzar. [more inside]
posted by Brian James on Sep 14, 2007 - 5 answers

Where can I return bottles in New York City? [more inside]
posted by oaf on Sep 13, 2007 - 8 answers

The powers-that-be at my office decided to just refill the water cooler bottles from the tap (actually, the hose in the janitors closet that fills/rinses the mop bucket) instead of paying for the water bottle service. Is this dangerous, or just cheap? [more inside]
posted by cilantro on Jul 9, 2007 - 37 answers

Craftiwork Filter: Help me turn an antique bottle into a light bulb/fixture. The incandescent sort. [more inside]
posted by Phyltre on May 27, 2007 - 10 answers

Help me save my beer bottle ivy plant! [more inside]
posted by shanevsevil on May 24, 2007 - 11 answers

How to find someone who wants our returnable bottles? [more inside]
posted by Oriole Adams on Apr 6, 2007 - 16 answers

I'm concerned about the reports of polycarbonate baby bottles being unsafe (I read about it here). We use one of the brands that was tested -- is there more information out there about this possible problem? Any chemists care to comment on the legitimacy of the study?
posted by _sirmissalot_ on Mar 2, 2007 - 11 answers

I love Aquafina bottled water. There's something in it that makes it taste much different than other bottled waters. Still, it gets expensive. What's in it that makes it taste so nice and can I make my own at home? [more inside]
posted by redteam on Feb 21, 2007 - 31 answers

I am creating 15 "bottles of inspiration" for a team building event at my company. [more inside]
posted by punkfloyd on Jan 21, 2007 - 7 answers

Tricks for getting a breast-fed baby to delight in the joys of a breastmilk filled bottle? [more inside]
posted by DenOfSizer on Jan 6, 2007 - 17 answers

What children's book had one of the main characters, a boy, collect his spit in a bottle? It seems to me that at some point he tripped on the stairs and broke the bottle. I remember being utterly grossed out by this. I seem to recall it being a sort of a dramatic book, rather than light. As a side note, there may have been a bully in the book who was obsessed with airplanes, and possibly a brother and a sister who were obsessed with kingfishers, although it's entirely possible I'm describing three separate books.
posted by Addlepated on Oct 1, 2006 - 4 answers

Where can I find/order/steal/buy large numbers of bottle caps in a hurry? [more inside]
posted by internet!Hannah on Sep 20, 2006 - 15 answers

Asking for my mom: Help us find 2 kitchen tools that Graham Kerr uses on his Gathering Place show. They are not branded with his name. [more inside]
posted by IndigoRain on Aug 27, 2006 - 8 answers

I found this nifty bottle while I was diving (it appears to be rather old, with 1857 stamped into it...) and wanted to remove the barnacles from it. What's the best way to do this?
posted by arrhn on Nov 19, 2005 - 4 answers

Why does this work? [more inside]
posted by clh on Oct 13, 2005 - 11 answers

This puzzle is driving me nuts! A glass bottle, bolts, and a wood rod. [more inside]
posted by Ugh on Jul 14, 2005 - 10 answers

On behalf of my friend's dad: Why is it that he gets headaches from canned beer, and not beer from other sources, or canned drinks?
posted by Monster_Zero on Mar 1, 2005 - 12 answers

I bought several liquor bottle spouts to make pouring easier for a recent holiday party. Now I'm wondering if I can leave them in the bottles or not. I've got some cheapo $.75 diposables and some $5-ish automatic 1 oz. pourers that are much nicer. Assuming I use a given bottle only once a week or so, is leaving the pourers in a bad idea? Will my hooch evaporate? Will cooties crawl into the bottle (my apartment is largely cootie-free)? Is it just bad manners to leave them in? Please advise.
posted by etc. on Dec 30, 2004 - 13 answers

What is the shelf life of open bottles of liquor? I've read from eternal (vodka) to six months (rum). [+] [more inside]
posted by Frank Grimes on Dec 25, 2004 - 21 answers