Hello!
Just wondering what the pros and cons are of PET vs glass? How long can you keep beer in PET? Does beer keep as well?
All comments and experiences gladly received!
PET Bottles vs Glass Bottles
Re: PET Bottles vs Glass Bottles
Glass . all . the . way.
Glass is:
Glass is:
- More durable.
Easier to clean.
Free (with every purchase of lovely lovely beer).
Doesn't taint the beer.
Able to withstand higher pressures.
Taz... or Chris. It's up to you.
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Plus, you can drop glass and get yourself into all sorts of formerly-a-5G-carboy-shaped mischief.
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HA! HA! Indeed you can! You're not the only one - I think Steve has done the same.
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AHA! I have found a shit-load of brown glass bottles I picked up on freecycle years ago and thought I had lost! You see, that's why everyone should clear their garages once in a while! I have over 40 of them, but they are mostly filthy, as they were when I collected them.
Off to ebay to find hardcore percarbonate at low, low prices! And then out with the HPPA. Oh, that might not be great for bottles. Maybe the oven, but NOT until we get some cooler weather!
Off to ebay to find hardcore percarbonate at low, low prices! And then out with the HPPA. Oh, that might not be great for bottles. Maybe the oven, but NOT until we get some cooler weather!
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get down the 99p shop, you will pick up 600g of percarbonate as Oxi Wizz or similar for er, 99p. I clean with this, rinse and stick in the over @ 200 for 20 mins. Cool and use foil on the necks until ready to fill.
I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.
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Is that pure per carbonate with no fillers?steve crawshaw wrote:get down the 99p shop, you will pick up 600g of percarbonate as Oxi Wizz or similar for er, 99p. I clean with this, rinse and stick in the over @ 200 for 20 mins. Cool and use foil on the necks until ready to fill.
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minimum 30%
I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.