Sloe Gin

[Khandro]

I have recipe which requires a 'two litre glass container such as a Kilner jar' but that sounds enormous, is there such a thing, or what else could I use please?

[sherrardk]

Two litres is only 3 1/2 pints, doesn’t seem that much to me.

[calmck]

Yes Kilner jars on Amazon

[Fibonacci]

Possibly divide into two equal portions ?

[rockyracoon]

I’d just get a cheap bottle of Tesco water and empty it out. 17p I think.

[tonyav]

Nooo thats not big, Khandro. ( I'll be your taster if you like ) ;-)

[rockyracoon]

It doesn’t need to be glass. I use plastic demijohns for my wine.

[Old_Geezer]

Demijohn ?

[jno]

like longjohns but half-length

[Chipchopper]

Sounds about the right size to me. you need some space in the jar for the gin, sloes and sugar, so you can give it a good shake every day in the early stages.
The kilner what I use stands about 9" high and about 4" wide.
Should be ready in time for Christmas....if you can hold out till then ;-)

[Prudie]

Totally agree with chipchopper, a standard 2 litre kilner jar is not that big and what I've used many a time. It's no more than 10inches high. With a litre of gin and then all the berries and sugar added you need that size with the essential room for shaking. 2 litres is the same as a standard 2 litre milk bottle (funnily enough) and they are not huge. A demijohn on the other hand would be too big unless you're planning on starting with way more gin! By the way I never bother pricking my sloes, I freeze them and then the quick thawing by pouring gin over tends to split the skins anyway.

[Old_Geezer]

Ah, I see someone sneaked in with my suggestion while I was still checking whether demijohn had an 'h' in it, thus beating me to the draw and making it look as it I was querying what it was. How embarrassing.

[Peter Pedant]

bottle
dont forget to prick ea sloe with a silver fork
and dont slash wivva razor you gin will go cloudy

and a third a third a third - sloe gin and sugar
I found too much - more gin and less sugar
and srink at easter - doesnt keep

[Peter Pedant]

blimey gin drinkers down industrial quantities

[Peter Pedant]

it si one of the few things I can cook
along with cucumber in yog

[1ozzy]

Never knew Sloe was an inedible plant, just Googled it.
No wonder you add copious amounts of gin to it.

[Old_Geezer]

Not normally a gin drinker, some years back I tried some homemade sloe gin from an acquaintance, and it was great. Very fruity. Earlier this year I bought a commercial bottle of sloe gin and whilst it was ok it was more ginny, less fruity. I'd suggest not skimping on the fruit. Whatever the recipe says, maybe consider adding more.

[Khandro]

Thanks to all. I don't think I can get large Kilner jars here, maybe I'll try rocky's suggestion for a 2 litre plastic water bottle, but that will mean feeding the sloes & the sugar through a small neck, - not impossible I guess.

I know plastic is used for wine, but would it be advisable for spirits?

[Old_Geezer]

Years ago when I used to holiday abroad I bought gin etc. from the duty free in plastic bottles. May depend on the type of plastic ?

[Cloverjo]

Why spoil the gin by putting sloes and sugar in it?
;)

[1ozzy]

A bit of common sense from Cloverjo ;-)