turnerted
24th August 2013, 06:28 PM
As most are aware,DO and similar products,will go off when expose to air and manufacturers suggest not storeing in part full containers but decanting in several smaller containers or putting marbles into the container to displace the air. These are cumbersom proceedures and not really practical.
A litre of DO lasts me about 6-8months and for some years I have been using reclaimed wine cask bladders as storage containers. These have worked well but have some disadvantages in that the bladder has a silver lining and is not transparent. It has always worried me that after washing the bladder out, I may not have got rid of all the water and contaminate my DO.The other problem is that being opaque, you cannot see if there is a buildup of air in the bladder.Every so often it is necessary to hold the bladder so the outlet is uppermost and gently squeeze it until DO comes out to expell any air.
My consumption of DO now tends to exceed my consumption of cask wine but the problems now looked to be solved. My wife who is a keen gardener, has discovered that liquid fertilizer is now available in two litre wine cask type packageing.The big difference is that the bladders are clear plastic so there is no longer any risk of undetected water in the bladder and it is now easy to see if there is a build up of air in the bladder.The only thing I don't know is if there is any incompatability problem with the plastic used to manufacture the bladder and DO.Time will tell.
This fertilizer is sold by Bunnies and probably others.
As seen in the picture,I just hang the bladder from a shelf using a G clamp.I have found with the wine bladders, that after a while ,the outlet would gunk up and I have to clean it out by pokeing a nail through the outlet. I also flip the bladder up on to the shelf when not in use so's the outlet is uppermost as I have found the outlets may drip when they get old.
A litre of DO lasts me about 6-8months and for some years I have been using reclaimed wine cask bladders as storage containers. These have worked well but have some disadvantages in that the bladder has a silver lining and is not transparent. It has always worried me that after washing the bladder out, I may not have got rid of all the water and contaminate my DO.The other problem is that being opaque, you cannot see if there is a buildup of air in the bladder.Every so often it is necessary to hold the bladder so the outlet is uppermost and gently squeeze it until DO comes out to expell any air.
My consumption of DO now tends to exceed my consumption of cask wine but the problems now looked to be solved. My wife who is a keen gardener, has discovered that liquid fertilizer is now available in two litre wine cask type packageing.The big difference is that the bladders are clear plastic so there is no longer any risk of undetected water in the bladder and it is now easy to see if there is a build up of air in the bladder.The only thing I don't know is if there is any incompatability problem with the plastic used to manufacture the bladder and DO.Time will tell.
This fertilizer is sold by Bunnies and probably others.
As seen in the picture,I just hang the bladder from a shelf using a G clamp.I have found with the wine bladders, that after a while ,the outlet would gunk up and I have to clean it out by pokeing a nail through the outlet. I also flip the bladder up on to the shelf when not in use so's the outlet is uppermost as I have found the outlets may drip when they get old.