New ways with Demijohns

[Tengu]

I have been given 20!

I dont need that many for home brew!

any other usage ideas?

 

[Robbi]

one hell of a molotov cocktail !

 

[Toddy]

one hell of a molotov cocktail !

I use one to store hazelnuts, they seem to last very well out in the shed.
If I buy them at the start of January when the supermarkets discount them to pennies instead of pounds per bag they last from one year end to the next ....well they do on the occasional year I overstock. Usually enough to share with the squirrels too

cheers,
Toddy

 

[DanBow]

we fill ours with rogue pennies. Adds up to quite a bit.

 

[hedgerowpete]

i can show you how to make wine with them if you want

 

[rik_uk3]

Fill with water, cork and use as bookends on a shelf.

 

[monkey spanner]

I dont need that many for home brew!

Are you sure ?

(hic)

 

[Bowlander]

If you 're storing them in a shed, make sure you stopper them - I went to get mine out ready for damson wine and 3 of the 4 demijohns had a mummified wood mouse in! Took ages to clean them out.

How about bottle gardening? Very popular in the 70's and 80's!

 

[Tengu]

I was thinking rice storage.

But they need a clean...any tips on cleaning?

 

[paul atkin]

I was thinking rice storage.

But they need a clean...any tips on cleaning?

Just the stuff for the job
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Home-Making...P8/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1324476251&sr=8-14

 

[Mafro]

I got some tiny brass cleaning balls, I think they were called magic cleaning balls from ebay. You add them with hot soapy water to the demijohn and shake them about, and it knocks all the dirt away. it can take some time if the demi johns are dirty but they work really well. Just empty the water out through a seive to collect the balls again

 

[Bowlander]

I took the chain of the bath and swirled it round with hot water and a squirt of bleach - got rid of stuck on wood mouse anyway!

 

[lannyman8]

keep them dude, when you have made 1 full of wine settle in another then mature for a year in another once settled....

tust me, if you have the room keep them, when you have a wine making blits they will come in handey, also dont forget you can make cider and ginger beer in them all year round.....

regards.

chris.