Topic: white plastic milk jugs

[puppy2]

Can you use white plastic milk jugs for a secondary?

[kt.]

Cut off the top half, then cut it into strips to use as plant labels.  Use the bottom half as plant containers. 

[pg]

Do you mean secondary fermentation (like champagne style) in the moulded plastic milk cartons?

As they are food grade there shouldn't be a problem about using them for your wine/beer, but is the screwcap strong enough (the thread more than the cap) to withstand secondary fermentation pressures? I'm thinking that the carbon dioxide you want to keep in the wine/beer might just escape around the edge of the cap as the pressure builds up.

Mind I do know of a chap who uses the milk cartons as temporary beer storage to bring back real ale bought from the barrel at his local ale shop.

[puppy2]

thanks for the replys, as always you all help a lot

[STEVEB]

BUY SOME 5L  bottled water and use the contents then with a drill and some adaptions you can make  a cheap fermenter

[chriscross1966]

I use the 2 pint ones for my sloe gin and bramble brandy.... easy way to go is 1lb of fruit, 4-6oz of sugar, fill it up with booze. 1 litre of cheap gin or brandy should make 2x2 pint bottles up....

chrisc