Any home brewers?

[R D S]

I've been brewing wine, happy with the results, i've been using empty plastic 2l water bottles but i've bought some spring top bottles and i'm wondering what to clean them with.

Sink full of water/steriliser and a brush, or a gadget?

Has anyone got an automatic bottle washer?

[Jethro_uk]

If you use it with no-rinse sanitiser, it's quite a breeze.

p.s. not a great idea to keep wine or spirits in plastic. You'll have your arse handed to you by purists.

[Colin Bignell]

Aside from which, glass is better at keeping the wind from getting oxidised.

[Jethro_uk]

True. But - and it's hard to fault the logic - we have thousands of years to know it's safe to store something as reactive as alcohol in glass. We don't have the same luxury with plastics.

That's before you consider mechanical factors like pressure, and secondary fermentation.

[R D S]

Yeah, I stared with a kit that came with two large plastic tubs, which are quite cumbersome. Having read what I have since starting though I may move to smaller glass ones.

[John Rumm]

Cider is readily sold in plastic lemonade style bottles though...

[David]

On the Continent you used to be able to buy the cheapest wine in plastic bottles.

I assume that it wasn't intended to lay it down in a cellar for 10 years.

So if you intend to drink it soon, no issue with plastic.

Cheers

Dave R

[whisky-dave]

if I drink wine , beer or spirits straight from the bottle I still prefer a glass bottle :-D

[Rob Morley]

And look at the people who drink cheap cider. :-)