Plastic demijohn

Jun 26, 2005 4 Replies

Since I can't find glass demijohns for sale on the net, I wondered if the plastic kind are considered as good? Can anybody advise before I put in an order?



Many thanks flowerpot



Mr. Flowerpot,

Here's a company that sells glass demijohns. I"m not affiliated with this company, but am a satisfied customer.

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Robert

Thankyou for the link Robert but unfortunately I'm in the UK. Thanks all the same :o) Miss flowerpot

So am I, and now the ones that I have been given are not sufifcient!

Our local home-brew store (yes we still have one) in Reading still sells them but the ones they stock are quite thin and crack easily (I've managed to crack several and I don't know how, as opposed to the traditional two-handled ones which are quite robust); I think they're just meant for short-term beer storage.

You could try advertising in the paper, or go to car boot sales. Most companies that sell demijohns won't send them through the post - it's expensive and they can break.

Where are you, exactly? You might be near a place that sells them, or even a company that makes glassware for chemicals - I KNOW there's one in Stone (Staffs).

Most people don't recommend plasctc because of the taint and possibility of oxygen getting through. I think they'd be difficult to clean, too.

HTH

Andrea

PS The thinnish, single handled ons CAN be used,at a pinch, but, as I said, they ARE fragile.

You will find glass demijohns on the page below for £5.35 +postage.

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