Growlers for Wine?

[chrisjw]

I have recently been using 1/2 gallon growlers with the plastic screw caps for my skeeter pee, hard lemonade, and Coconut Frascati. Actually I usually start off by splitting a 5 or 6 gallon into a 3 gallon carboy and 1 gallon jugs, and then move down to 1/2 gallon growlers for transporting to BBQs. After opening a 1/2 gallon carboy, I then keep it in the fridge until it is gone.

I haven't seen anybody really doing this. Not sure why. It is easy and cheap. I have only been doing this for the past 2-3 months so I don't have a lot of experience with using growlers for wine.

Am I risking contamination or oxidation for these less-than-fine wines?

 

[WI_Wino]

I use growlers to ferment in. I would be concerned about the seal of the cap for longer term storage of wine. I think breweries use new ones when you get them filled.

 

[chrisjw]

Thanks Wino. I should add that I am hoping to be able to store some of this wine in growlers for up to 6 months.