Deformed Plastic Jugs??

[CityMaple]

Fairly new to this site, and have found some great information, thanks. I have a slight situation using BACON plastic jugs, i filled them hot 185+ and i am getting some that the sides suck in when they cool. Is this normal or am i doing somthing wrong? This is my first experiance with plastic containers, usualy used mason jars so these deformed bottles have me stumped. Any advice would be appreciated, Joe.

[Fred Henderson]

Mine will only do that if I leave them lay on their side for over 10 minutes when first bottled. Do you lay them on thier side to seal and santize the cap after they are filled?

[CityMaple]

yes i lay them on their sides, did not pay attention to the time though. I will pay more attention to the time next batch, thanks for the insight.

[mountainvan]

That's the contraction of a hot liquid as it cools. I'm sure you noticed that the glass bottles you filled to the top were not filled to the top when the cooled.

[OGDENS SUGAR BUSH]

I leave mine lay on their sides untill they or cold, and havent had a problem yet. Are thet filled to the top??????

RICH

[CityMaple]

I understand the contraction of the syrup, I may just be over worried about having a nice looking container. At least the ones that the sides suck in i know seal, lol. I guess i could see it if they all did it, but some do and some dont.

As for filling i filled them to the bottom of the neck.

[maplekid]

you should fill them withinabout 1/2 to a 1/4 of an inch from the lid.

[DougM]

We had the same thing this year. We've been using Bacon jugs for several years and this is the first time we have had any significant contraction like that.