Demijohns

[andrewo]

Anyone know where I can get cheap demijohns by mail order?

[nick the grief]

Try car boots, they'll be cheapest.

[andrewo]

Nick, disabled, don't get out that much

Used to love carboots but they never did come up around me

Thanks for the tip

[nick the grief]

Hmm, your'e going to have troubles then. Because they are Glass they don't travel well & the weight will cost you. I reckon you'll be looking at £4 - £5 each for new ones. You can bet a plastic version but I bet they are a couple of quid each.

[pigletwillie]

try putting a "want in the local freecycle". They pop up regularly in our local one.

[Simon Kendrick]

Have yo had a look on e-bay for example. I did a quick search for you (see link)

http://search.ebay.co.uk/demijohns_W...fltZ9QQfromZR8

[hils]

Anyone know where I can get cheap demijohns by mail order?

Are you going to make vino in these? If so, I can highly recommend plastic 6 litre milk containers. The bubble traps fit very nicely with a minimum of tailoring.

All the best

[Nicos]

I always thought milk was good for you!!!

[andrewo]

I have conisdered using the big water bottles you can get, the plastic ones, so may try it.

[Nicos]

Do you mean the type they have in offices etc? I bet they'd be happy to give them to you if they don't have to send them back to the suppliers. Hold a decent amount too!

[andrewo]

That is a good thought, no I was thinking of the 6 litre bottles you can get from Tesco. I think you have to send the office bottles back for reuse.

[Two_Sheds]

I've resurrected this thread, because glass demijohns are £6.49 in my local brew shop !!!

Even the plastic jobby is 2 quid.
I'm going to get some 5 litre bottles of water from Lidl, and some rubber grommets from Wilko/Maplin, and bodge my own I think. (thanks to NPK on this thread)

[BumbleB]

Thanks for this as I have been searching for DJ's. We do not have a local brew shop but will try the large water bottles.