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Sam

"Doug Miller" > wrote in message
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> In article
> >,
> wrote:
>>You know anyone with gallon wine jugs? You could also use 2 litre soda
>>bottles. They can hold a lot of pressure so screw the caps on tight
>>and release a little every day until you figure out what you're going
>>to do. I actually likr 5 gallon carboys and 1 gallon wine jugs for
>>smaller increments. You'll figure it out but I always make enough to
>>fill the carboy, whatever size that is or use gallon jugs for smaller
>>batches.
>
> I have 1-gallon jugs and 3-gallon carboys already; I guess that's what
> I'll
> wind up using.

I have several 1 gallon demijohns for the wine and I have two of those big
plastic bottles that go upside down on an office water cooler for doing my
beers in. They hold 5 gallons each, and you can pick them up second hand for
mere pennies.