[Walter_Middie]

pmajka,


A food grade plastic would be better, but a water cooler bottle will work in a pinch - as long as it's sterile (as Don and Craig point out). Wine is acitic so it's hard to grow unwanted flavors in wine (unlike beer that loves to grow bad stuff). My 2nd raking is usually in there for several months, so glass works best. If you eventually get some glass carboys, the plastic will get you through till then. Look at garage sales or wine making shops - they are cheap. And please tell us what kind of wine you are making. I usually make plum, apple, and rhubarb every year.