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Kilner Jar

Postby optic » Sat Sep 20, 2014 3:53 pm

I was in Wilkos today looking in the HB section and they now have 5 litre glass kilner jars with a tap on the bottom for £20, should think they would be ideal for ageing with oak chips .
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Re: Kilner Jar

Postby vino-tinto » Sat Sep 20, 2014 6:05 pm

Thanks for that, been waiting for them to be re-stocked for ages, by the way they are 8 litres with a stainless steel tap.
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Re: Kilner Jar

Postby Almanac » Sat Sep 20, 2014 6:36 pm

Damnit! No Wilkos for 500 miles ::) I've been looking for something like that for a very long time and the biggest I've been able to get is 3Ltr ::)

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Re: Kilner Jar

Postby optic » Sat Sep 20, 2014 7:51 pm

vino-tinto wrote:Thanks for that, been waiting for them to be re-stocked for ages, by the way they are 8 litres with a stainless steel tap.


To be honest I didn't look very hard at the capacity, that was a bit of a guess when I got home, yep the tap looks nice and sturdy and there was only one of them on the shelf, just one per store perhaps ? .
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Re: Kilner Jar

Postby fuf » Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:50 am

I ordered one online http://www.wilko.com/homebrew-accessori ... MST=Kilner and I can collect at my local store. They will deliver for £3.50.
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Re: Kilner Jar

Postby PieOPah » Sun Sep 21, 2014 12:21 pm

Will have to add that to my wish list :-)
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Re: Kilner Jar

Postby Easydrinker » Sun Sep 21, 2014 11:19 pm

I'm off to places where Wilko exist soon,might have to bag some of these,if I can.
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Re: Kilner Jar

Postby Blue_Duck » Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:36 pm

Beware the taps.I don't think they are S/S I was looking at them today and they seem to be some kind of coated metal with a plastic inner sleeve. I will get one maybe 2 but i need to decide on a suitable tap for it. Might ask my son in law as he works with S/steel. The 8 ltr capacity got my attention as i need to sort some kind of storage system out, im fed-up trying to decant out of 1ltr kilners, i seem to spill more than the Angels share

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Re: Kilner Jar

Postby Easydrinker » Tue Sep 23, 2014 11:06 pm

Don't talk to me about spillage.I always seem to spill oodles.
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Re: Kilner Jar

Postby Almanac » Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:20 am

Blue_Duck wrote: I'm fed-up trying to decant out of 1ltr kilners, i seem to spill more than the Angels share
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Used to have the same problem but simple solution was to tip 1Lt Kilner contents into a stainless steel jug I bought from IKEA for a few quid. the angles have gone thirsty since then :D

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Re: Kilner Jar

Postby fuf » Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:55 pm

I picked up my Kilner jar from Wilko's today. What a disappointment, the tap and fitting is plastic.
The jar does not hold a 8 litres, it is 100ml shy and the tap leaks with just 2 litres in the jar. Image It will be returned tomorrow.
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Re: Kilner Jar

Postby Easydrinker » Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:13 pm

Thanks for the heads up fuf.
Maybe not what I want.
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Re: Kilner Jar

Postby Magnu420 » Wed Oct 08, 2014 3:04 pm

just seen summat similar to these but these are called lemonade jar. it has a plastic tap
and only hold about 3 to 3.5lts. these are in sainsbury at £15 the missis said it should be
ok to hold and dispense wine il wait a bit before I get one
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