Nalgene Bottles For Storing Final Product ?

[runforthehills]

Anyone out there know if the actual brand Nalgene containers are suitable for storing final product ? ie 95% alcohol...(used by backpackers etc)

I realize glass is preferable, but I have a number of these with convenient measurement markings in ml and oz, that would be handy.

I understand that these containers are of a type originally used in laboratory work, but not sure ??

Thanks in advance

[knuklehead]

I would say don't use them. My advise would be not to take any risks, store your product in glass and I'm sure others will agree.

[Uncle Jesse]

glass, glass, glass

[The Chemist]

Glass good--plastic bad. We've had tons of problems with high proof distillates we recieve in plastic. Many of our clients are in Latin/South America or Asia, and seem to want to save money by using plastic. It often gives a pesticide smell to high proof spirits. The only one I would recommend is polycarbonate, and then only for diluted spirits (i.e. 40%). This is the crystal clear plastic that many of the distillers are now using. Nalgene, sorry, but no!

[Guest]

thanks for the ideas guys...I believe that Nalgene is a tradename for a polycarbonate product and it has been shown to be safe for volatiles in a laboratory setting, but I understand what you are saying.

Glass is only problematic for me because of the ease with it which it breaks...I can see it now....I have 5 , liter jars stacked away neatly in the tool shed and wife/kids/dog (fill in the blank) go bumbling around in there looking for baseball/whatever and break a couple...after spending an entire day to brew a couple of liters, to lose one to breakage would be oh so painful....

Shock collars for the wife and kiddies ??

[The Chemist]

Nalgene does make a polycarbonate line, sometimes colored, but you can still tell that they are clear plastic. They also make LDPE, HDPE and other stuff that I wouldn't use for any alcohol. These will be kind of whitish/translucent, not clear--and usually not as stiff as polycarbonate. I still would not trust polycarbonate with 95% alcohol. Maybe a "lockbox" for safety?