Apfelwein Jugs

Farmer · 07-22-2008, 01:57 PM

I'm thinking about just putting my Apfelwein back in the plastic jugs that the apple juice came in. Has anyone else done this? I do not plan on carbing the plastic jugs.

BTW, who was it that is now offering cheap shipping on Montrochet? I thought I read somewhere that they will just put it in an envelope and charge 35 cents or whatever postage is now.

**BigKahuna** · 07-22-2008, 02:35 PM

I don't think I'd want my apfelwein sitting in that cheap plastic jug for any length of time. IF you do, look at the recycle # and make sure it is a #1 Don't use anything higher.'

I just get my Montrachet when I get 1# bags of corn sugar from Austin. $7.00 to ship, but when you figure that into 20#'s of sugar and 10 packs of yeast...it's only about $0.25 per item.

Farmer · 07-22-2008, 03:51 PM

After tasting my sample the other night, I'm pretty sure it won't be sitting in them long. I'm going to have to start another batch soon to get ahead...

djfreshneedles · 08-19-2008, 11:07 PM

My white house apple juice jugs have a 7 and a 5 on the bottom. Yikes. I don't even want the apple juice sitting in there much longer... Hope the Better Bottle comes in tomorrow-

I was just wondering if anyone puts their finished wines back into the one gallon glass Rossi bottle? Maybe for a big party where it will all be consumed (and put back into the workforce fermenting).. Anyone do gallon jugs of wine?

pen25 · 08-20-2008, 04:48 AM

best choice uses #1 bottles. i have 2 test batchs going right now using a mixed berry and the other a pomegranate mix.

hammacks · 08-20-2008, 12:39 PM

FWIW, Meijer apple juice is pastureized, not from concentrate, and is in #1 bottles

**Baron ken** · 08-20-2008, 02:52 PM

I was way off, I thought this thread was about something else!