What container to pick up juice from orchard?

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ThePrisoner

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What containers do people use to pick up juice in bulk from the orchard or do you just take sterilised carboys and ask for a fill?
Start the fermentation in the car :)
 
I take corny kegs and star san spray bottle. Open up kegs after a swirl and pour out the few ounces of star san. Fill with apple juice. Spray lid with star san. install lid and away you go. No danger! I use a butcher cord to daisy chain them upright as well. This way I know for sure the finished volume when the cider will be returned to a fresh keg from primary or secondary fermenter for carbing before bottling.
 
I use glass car boys in a milk crate with a rubber stopper. Was thinking about those collapsible plastic jugs used for camping but my guy likes the carboy.
 
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