5 gal plastic water bottles as carboys

Gosassin · Sep 18, 2008

Has anyone ever used those big 5 gal plastic water bottles you can get at the grocery store as a carboy? If so, how'd it do? If it worked, seems like that would be a pretty cheap, sturdy alternative for primary and secondary, etc.

ChshreCat · Sep 18, 2008

Oh, a time or two.

This is the first thread that shows up when you put "water bottle" into that fancy search function up there.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/culligan-water-bottle-57828/

McKBrew · Sep 18, 2008

It depends on the type of plastic. See this thread.

The only problem with these bottles is that if you are making a five gallon batch in a 5 gal bottle, you are going to have little to no headspace.

ChshreCat · Sep 18, 2008

Those are both good threads.

Hey wait. They're the same thread.

Hey wait. We posted simultaneously! LOL

BigKahuna · Sep 18, 2008

ChshreCat said:
Those are both good threads.

Hey wait. They're the same thread.

Ya, but it's a definitive answer to the much asked question.

ChshreCat · Sep 18, 2008

hehe I know. I was just goofing on the fact that we posted the same link at the same moment.

McKBrew · Sep 18, 2008

ChshreCat said:
hehe I know. I was just goofing on the fact that we posted the same link at the same moment.

Out of all the possible threads I could post to answer that question, I have made that particular thread my default answer to the question.

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