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**lockwood1956** · 30-06-2010, 02:17 PM

John (fatbloke) has a ton of 2.5 litre DJ'S for sale

**blackcurrant** · 30-06-2010, 02:36 PM

Thanks, I'd never heard of Better Bottles. I did a quick google and found some interesting links:

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/better-bottles-vs-glass-carboys-50040/

Besides their light weight, are there any advantages to using Better Bottles over glass? Anyone have any problems with the Better Bottles for primary fermentation? They seem like a pretty good choice for homebrewing.

(I think "carboy" is American for demijohn?)

Glass Carboy vs Better Bottle

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Glass_Carboy_vs_Better_Bottle

**lockwood1956** · 30-06-2010, 02:44 PM

they cant spell that either...

carbuoy is a glass vessel, normally 5 gallons

**blackcurrant** · 30-06-2010, 02:58 PM

then they should be calling it a "carbewy"..

**lockwood1956** · 30-06-2010, 04:04 PM

they do those on sundays no?

carbewey sales

**modofodo** · 30-06-2010, 04:31 PM

tish boom

**Cellar_Rat** · 30-06-2010, 05:58 PM

Originally posted by lockwood1956 View Post

carbewey sales

...is this what we have come to!! (no pun)

**lockwood1956** · 30-06-2010, 06:38 PM

**blackcurrant** · 30-06-2010, 06:58 PM

Thinking about the plastic water bottles a bit more, I'm not convinced by the theory that they let oxygen in. O2 molecules are nearly twice as big as H2O molecules. Surely a type of plastic that is permeable to O2 would be even more permeable to H2O and therefore completely inappropriate for making water bottles. I find it hard to believe that oxygen can enter the bottle any faster than it would pass through a cork.

That said, I will probably invest in some Better Bottles...

**goldseal** · 30-06-2010, 07:05 PM

It looks like you have just volunteered yourself for an experiment: make 2 gals of wine no.1, age one in a BB, one on a plastic fermenter, compare after 6 months.

Let us know how you get on

**blackcurrant** · 30-06-2010, 10:21 PM

If only I had that kind of patience! I will certainly let you know if I get any spoilage in the mineral water bottles.

On another note, I'm currently experimenting with light apple wines like wine number 1 but given a bit more bite from very small muslin bags of fruit - a handful of grapes, a banana, a few elderflowers etc. Is there a part of the forum that already covers that kind of thing? I'm using cheap clear apple wine rather than the pulpy stuff that I reckons needs more time.