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beatts

Plastic containers for wine storage

Post by beatts » Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:21 am

Hi,

Just a quick question. I have made wine years ago and I remember that I usually racked off into glass demijohns before eventually bottling. However I sold my kit and am now in the slow and expensive process of replenishing it.

I was wondering until I eventually stock up with enough glass demijohns could I use the 5L (emptied) water plastic containers that you can buy from supermarkets that normally contain spring water? You can pick these up for around £1.50 whereas even the 'proper' plastic demijohns from home brew shops are around a fiver.

like this one

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/ ... =267832188

thanks

bquiggerz

Re: Plastic containers for wine storage

Post by bquiggerz » Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:30 am

I have stored wine for up too three months in those bottles without any issues, after I have no idea how long you could store wine this way

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Re: Plastic containers for wine storage

Post by lord groan » Wed Sep 16, 2015 11:16 pm

Have a look in your local council tip/recycling centre - My local ones will sell anything non-electrical that comes in, they generally sell glass demijohns for £1 although I got 6 for £4 a while back. Dusty and dirty but washed up fine.
And yes the water containers will be fine.

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Re: Plastic containers for wine storage

Post by Brewhunter » Fri Sep 18, 2015 10:49 am

Or just put a wanted add on free cycle

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Re: Plastic containers for wine storage

Post by Crastney » Thu Jul 27, 2017 3:26 pm

I have some elderberry 'port' which has been in a 5 litre plastic water bottle for at least 3 years, and doesn't appear to have suffered because of it. Should be fine.

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Re: Plastic containers for wine storage

Post by Jim » Thu Jul 27, 2017 4:19 pm

As already mentioned above, I've seen wine for sale in supermarkets in plastic bottles that look very similar to those spring water is sold in. I don't see why it would need to be anything special as long as it's food-safe. Obviously some of these plastics are somewhat permeable to gases, but then so are corks.....
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Re: Plastic containers for wine storage

Post by bobsbeer » Sat Jul 29, 2017 11:28 am

You should be fine unless you plan on storing for years. The plastic water bottles will leach oxygen over time, but that means years before you will notice a difference I'm sure.

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