New Beer Growler Carrier

[Handstitched]

    Theres obviously  some pretty subtle differences in bottle sizes and descriptions.  

In Oz, most common  cans and stubbies are 375 ml . Others like imports are around 330- 345 ml . 

Then theres ' longnecks ' ,  750 ml bottles , aka ' King Browns' ( thats what I call them...and enjoy ) because of the brown glass.  

Forgive me for dropping names, but in Western  Australia , the most common beer is ' Emu Export' aka to us as ' Bush Chook  ' . 

But the one thing we all have in common is, we  love our beer  no matter what we put it in    

I quite like the shoulder strap on your ' growler' . I have done that on wine glass holders but not on stubbie holders.  Nice .  

Stubbie holders  here are sometimes called ' coldie holders' . The foam inserts I use are sometimes refered to as ' foamies'  .  Then theres those awful  foam rubber stubbie holders ( wet suit material ) , they're just plain boring and mass produced.

HS 

Edited April 17, 2019 by Handstitched

[RockyAussie]

@garypl I think that is some very good looking workmanship there. Over here we like to drink them very cold and that means a fair bit of condensation has to be considered when making them. I use to quote @Handstitched " Then theres those awful  foam rubber stubbie holders ( wet suit material ) , they're just plain boring and mass produced" as a liner to the croc ones I make. They are rough as guts but the demand way outstrips the available supply. The stitching method you use to attach I hope no customer of mine ever sees or I will never keep up production.(Very nice). Because of all of the variety of sizes I use an elastic cord that can expand along with the wet suit material to accommodate the size needed. Here's a couple of pics to explain - 

[noobleather]

I think the main difference between the growlers and smaller bottles is that you don't drink directly from the growler,u pour the beer into a glass.Really like those croc stubby holders.A 2L growler cover made of croc skin would be a good one for the brew hipster market. 

[garypl]

Brian - those are really nice croc “koozies” as we call them around here!  I understand your point about condensation, but my carriers are made to transport a 64 oz “growler” of beer from the shop to your home, where it will be removed and put in the fridge.

I leave the bottom open with the carry strap and internal straps supporting the bottle - I guess any condensation that forms will drip out the bottom!  I treat the inside with a beeswax/carnuba wax/NFO/lanolin concoction that keeps it pretty water resistant.

Gary

[garypl]

4 minutes ago, noobleather said:

I think the main difference between the growlers and smaller bottles is that you don't drink directly from the growler,u pour the beer into a glass.Really like those croc stubby holders.A 2L growler cover made of croc skin would be a good one for the brew hipster market. 

Right on Noob!  A lot of the beer I drink has gravity around 10-11% - I would be hard-pressed to drink 64 oz at one sitting!  Forty years ago it would not be a problem, but now my limit is two beers and I get sleepy!

Gary

[RockyAussie]

16 minutes ago, garypl said:

Brian - those are really nice croc “koozies” as we call them around here!  I understand your point about condensation, but my carriers are made to transport a 64 oz “growler” of beer from the shop to your home, where it will be removed and put in the fridge.

I leave the bottom open with the carry strap and internal straps supporting the bottle - I guess any condensation that forms will drip out the bottom!  I treat the inside with a beeswax/carnuba wax/NFO/lanolin concoction that keeps it pretty water resistant.

Gary

AAAHHHHaa now it all makes more sense to me.

 

20 minutes ago, noobleather said:

A 2L growler cover made of croc skin would be a good one for the brew hipster market. 

I totally agree....You send me one and I'll do it

[Handstitched]

 

11 hours ago, RockyAussie said:

" Then theres those awful  foam rubber stubbie holders ( wet suit material ) , they're just plain boring and mass produced" as a liner to the croc ones I make.

No offence intended   Those Croc stubby  holders are really good.

8 hours ago, noobleather said:

I think the main difference between the growlers and smaller bottles is that you don't drink directly from the growler,u pour the beer into a glass.

Um....we have some pretty bad ( beer) habits here  in Oz , mainly in the bush   . We do actually drink directly  from the ' King Browns' ( 750ml bottles) .  

HS 

[noobleather]

58 minutes ago, Handstitched said:

 

No offence intended   Those Croc stubby  holders are really good.

Um....we have some pretty bad ( beer) habits here  in Oz , mainly in the bush   . We do actually drink directly  from the ' King Browns' ( 750ml bottles) .  

HS 

Yeah Handstitched I am in West Oz mate.

I know all about king browns,Bush Chook etc etc

been brewing all grain beer for 10 years now and I drink my beer from 18L kegs not 750ml bots lol Growlers are the way I take my beer to friends houses or restaurants.

Drop in for a middy or pint some time and we can chat leather.

Rokoboy invite goes out to you to as well mate

Edited April 18, 2019 by noobleather

[Handstitched]

This is off topic.... almost . Speaking of bad beer habits, '2 can trips.... 3 can trips  etc. ', where car trips were measured in how many cans  we could drink in a distance ( mainly in the bush where there were no cops ) .They're rarely seen even today out my way. 

An absolute  very naughty no no   ....but it was fun ! 

A'h.... the ' good old days'   

Thank you very much for the invite . I would think it will be  quite a long chat about leather  over some coldies   

HS

[LeatherPlusArtGalore]

Came out really nice.  Great job!

Edited April 23, 2019 by LeatherPlusArtGalore