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sean
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 05 7:04 pm Post subject:

jema wrote:

Not sure about that one, I think plastic has to be regarded as something with a limited lifetime for good reason.

If it is no longer good for hygenically storing water, how can it be used for wine?

Because food hygiene regs are paranoid?

Bugs

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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 05 7:04 pm Post subject:

ButteryHOLsomeness wrote:

see if they will sell me some of their bottles that are no longer being used (perhaps they only get used so many times ???)

I'm fairly sure they do only get used a certain number of times; they're very sturdy though so possibly they are recycled.

Have you heard of the WEEE directive (no terrible puns about too much bottled water, thanks

)...businesses are now being obliged to cut down on their waste, although that might be for largely electrical equipment. I'm ashamed to say I've not done much research in to it though

I would try, but I'm so tired of the "what? why do you want to know that?" with the "weirdo...I'm pressing the button under the desk RIGHT NOW" subtext at the moment. So I'd love to know how you get on - if it's successful we can let Jema have his demijohn thread back

Bugs

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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 05 7:06 pm Post subject:

jema wrote:

If it is no longer good for hygenically storing water, how can it be used for wine?

Sorry, Jema, this thread is officially hijacked, we're now discussing cloches

jema
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 05 1:51 pm Post subject:
Well I copped out and bought 5 second hand demijohns from Arkrights £2.99 each, but better than holding up the smooth progress of the brewery

ButteryHOLsomeness

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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 05 4:49 pm Post subject:
does arkwrights ship all over the uk? if so what kind of charges are we talking here?

jema
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 05 4:56 pm Post subject:
Arkrights homebrew shipping and returns

jema
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Posted: Sun Apr 24, 05 11:04 am Post subject:
And I got another Demijohn at the car boot this morning So I am not up to 11, which if not a full complement is pretty workable

ButteryHOLsomeness

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Posted: Sun Apr 24, 05 11:28 am Post subject:
thanks for the link jema... i'm going to have a wee look around the site mmmmmmmm

alison
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Posted: Sun Apr 24, 05 7:43 pm Post subject:
There are about 10 or 12 for sale at our tip at the moment. I think they are going for 50p each.

jema
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Posted: Sun Apr 24, 05 7:46 pm Post subject:

alison wrote:

There are about 10 or 12 for sale at our tip at the moment. I think they are going for 50p each.

Shame about the distance

I do not think our tip does anything so imaginative

Blue Sky

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Posted: Sun Apr 24, 05 8:39 pm Post subject:
I got my "demi's" from a car boot sale (6 of 'em for a fiver along with a whole load of brewing apparatus) I highly reccomend car boot sales for this purpose. Sadly we don't have such luxuries now that we have moved to FR

ButteryHOLsomeness

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Posted: Sun Apr 24, 05 8:55 pm Post subject:
i don't suppose anyone knows anywhere i can look to find out about boot sales in my area? i rarely see any signs for them and when i do they always seem to be past the date they are held. i'm in edinburgh so if anyone knows of any that are held regularly here or even as far as bathgate or livingston please do tell!

jema
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Posted: Sun Apr 24, 05 8:57 pm Post subject:

simon wrote:

I got my "demi's" from a car boot sale (6 of 'em for a fiver along with a whole load of brewing apparatus)

I highly reccomend car boot sales for this purpose. Sadly we don't have such luxuries now that we have moved to FR

That sounds about the right price at a car boot, I generally try and haggle for 50p but generally it ends at 75p or a pound.

alison
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Posted: Sun Apr 24, 05 9:52 pm Post subject:
Try looking in your local weekly paper, there is usually a what's on section.

judith

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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 05 12:25 pm Post subject:
We have a load of demijohns in our barn. Can't vouch for their cleanliness but they are free to anyone who cares to collect.

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