Supermarket waterbottles for wine storage?

[TheSheeprug]

Looking around I see plastic demijohns prices at £3-4 each, but my local Tesco is selling 5L bottles of water at £1.05 - i.e. more convenient and cheaper than my local HB shop which is miles away. Now since I have a 30L wine kit needing somewhere to mature, I'm wondering how suitable the water bottles are. I appreciate that not all plastic is equal so they might not be suitable, so does anybody out there have some good advice?

Ta,

SR.

[GrowlingDogBeer]

They are absolutely fine. They are only really much use for one or 2 brews though as the ridges in the plastic make them hard to clean.

[Geezah]

I have about 8 5l plastic water bottles that I use for fermenting/racking/ageing wine in that some are comming up for nearly 2 years old now.
I only dissguard them when the handles are about to snap.

[Mitchamitri1]

Although dont forget that the plastic is air permeable so dont age your wine next to the onion shelf.

[TheSheeprug]

Thanks everybody.

Sauvignon Blanc (Beaverdale) now in 5l containers under the stairs - where there are no onions. The plan was to mature it until Christmas, but having sampled a little I really doubt that will happen! I have to say I'm impressed with the Beaverdale SB so far. Maybe a red next.
SR.