bottling wine, life expectancy question...

[aguilera2000]

Hi, do 40oz glass beer bottles with the twist on caps work for bottling wine?
and what is the life expectancy of the wine botttled in these refrigerated and not?
thanks and cheers...

[ezcaps_phpbb3_import2]

Hi, do 40oz glass beer bottles with the twist on caps work for bottling wine?
and what is the life expectancy of the wine botttled in these refrigerated and not?
thanks and cheers...

Just make sure that the fermentation is complete or you could wind up with an exploding bottle.

Life expectancy depends on final alcohol content and storage conditions but it should be good for years.

[aguilera2000]

Hi, do 40oz glass beer bottles with the twist on caps work for bottling wine?
and what is the life expectancy of the wine botttled in these refrigerated and not?
thanks and cheers...

Just make sure that the fermentation is complete or you could wind up with an exploding bottle.

Life expectancy depends on final alcohol content and storage conditions but it should be good for years.

what about drinking the yeast? what if in the proccess of bottling or pouring in cup some yeast gets in the wine? what are the effects of drinking yeast? is it toxic? thanks

[ezcaps_phpbb3_import2]

Hi, do 40oz glass beer bottles with the twist on caps work for bottling wine?
and what is the life expectancy of the wine botttled in these refrigerated and not?
thanks and cheers...

Just make sure that the fermentation is complete or you could wind up with an exploding bottle.

Life expectancy depends on final alcohol content and storage conditions but it should be good for years.

what about drinking the yeast? what if in the proccess of bottling or pouring in cup some yeast gets in the wine? what are the effects of drinking yeast? is it toxic? thanks

Actually, the yeast is good for you. People buy it in health food stores and sprinkle it on their foods. It is naturally high in vitamins and trace minerals. Some strains of brewing yeast has a sweet flavor and is sold as a natural sweetener. Most strains you will encounter in beer or winemaking have a slightly bitter or chalky flavor and that is why it's content in the drink is kept to a minimum. One of the health "benefits" touted by the health food scene is that brewers yeast contains only natural vitamins, not like the lab-made variety in your one-a-day.

A link with more info is here: http://www.brighthub.com/health/diet-nu ... 28790.aspx

[rastoma]

[quote="aguilera2000"
what about drinking the yeast? what if in the proccess of bottling or pouring in cup some yeast gets in the wine? what are the effects of drinking yeast? is it toxic? thanks[/quote]

It will taste nasty.

Wineries bottle wine after it's been fermented by racking it. That means they siphon off the wine into a bottle and leave the sediment (yeast and junk) at the bottom of the original barrel.

You don't 'make' the wine and then leave it in that container to age. Only if you're going to drink it in a few days would you possible just leave it in the 2 liter container.

Just get some clear tubing.... it's a little small but works is to get some aquarium air line tubing (Walmart is cheapest). Maybe soak it in a mild bleach/water solution in the sink, ensuring it gets inside the tubing (use one capful of bleach to 1 gallon of water... that's the acceptible sanitizing method suggested by the health department for restaurants.

Then just set the 2 liter container on a counter and the bottle you want to store it in and cap it on the floor or table that is lower than the counter. Stick one end of the tubing in the 2 liter container but make sure it doesn't touch the bottom (the sediment) and suck on it then right before it comes out of the end stick it into the bottle and it will siphon down the tubing. Crimp it once the bottle is full and then start on the next bottle.