Hi folks. I'm interested to see whether anyone else really, really can't be bothered with bottles and stuff for a basic gallon of homebrew glugging plonk?
I have a couple of the storage boxes with taps (expensive!) which work fairly well (until they start leaking), but for most everyday purposes - i.e., on wine which I won't keep for more than a couple of months before drinking - I use plastic 2l soft drink bottles. The ultimate in recycling!
I experimented and found that there was absolutely no difference in drinking quality - after all, a lot of bog-standard commercial plonk is "bottled" in plastic, and I'm sure it's stored in plastic at some stage of it's production. I do keep them in a cool place in the dark.
Obviously, for a high-quality wine (which I don't really do), or one which is to be kept for more than a few months, I think glass would be better. But this is really easy, quick, convenient and more than cheap!
Any comments?
Barb UK