Brown demijohns?

[Jeltz]

I'm totally new to home brew (1st cider kit on the go) and, lucky me, have just been offered some bits from a friend. 2 X brown and 1 white demijohns (assume white is clear), bungs, air locks, syphon tube and a hydrometer (useful to have a spare).

I assume that brown is to filter sunlight but why and would it be good for all fermenting or should some be done in clear only?

 

[Moley]

Brown DJs for red wines, or sometimes you can end up with brown wines if they are exposed to direct sunlight.

Personally, I find it can sometimes be hard enough to tell how red wines are clearing, even by shining a torch through them, so keep your clear DJs out of direct sunlight or wrap them with brown paper or black bin bags. I have about 40 clear DJs and not one brown one.


But if they are going free, grab them :thumb:

 

[Jeltz]

Thanks for the reply,

Yeah free is always good. :thumb:

 

[liampenn]

Yeh, I also got a brown dj of a friend. I presume its to help stop beer and wine from going skunk.