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Title: white plastic milk jugs
Post by: puppy2 on November 03, 2010, 23:57:03

Can you use white plastic milk jugs for a secondary?

Title: Re: white plastic milk jugs
Post by: kt. on November 04, 2010, 07:40:03

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

Title: Re: white plastic milk jugs
Post by: pg on November 07, 2010, 10:10:51

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.

Title: Re: white plastic milk jugs
Post by: puppy2 on November 09, 2010, 13:46:14

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

Title: Re: white plastic milk jugs
Post by: STEVEB on November 12, 2010, 21:17:37

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

Title: Re: white plastic milk jugs
Post by: chriscross1966 on November 13, 2010, 01:26:58

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