Do not reuse PET bottles

Sounds like a Donald Trump policy answer : )

 

I would be an AMAZING president! Everyone else is an unqualified moron. Trust me.

Not trying to be a C word here, but the proper explanation to your query requires more effort than I think it deserves. Let me put it to you this way. Brew_Betty can buy whatever she wants, already has kegs and various accessories, but still finds a place for bottling certain types of beer.

There ya go.

 

Even Trump doesn't post in the 3rd person : ) Cheers

 

Yes he does and believe it or not, my real name isn't Brew_Betty. Therefore, the previous statement was made in the figurative fourth person and specifically not the third person. There is currently insufficient data pertaining to the psychoanalysis of people who speak in the figurative fourth person, so don't even try!

 

Would have been easier to answer the original question, me thinks : )

 

Perhaps, but this route was more fun.

 

I do the same, but I also mark the last two bottles because they are more likely to have some dregs. So my 'QC' is double yours and I get to drink twice the amount in the name of insuring that the beer is the right 'quality.'

 

OP's contention is utter nonsense.
PET bottles aren't to blame for poor carbonation.

Why ... b/c some of my PETs have been in continuous rotation since 2006.
Any carbonation issues have always been related to the caps.
PET caps last for many years but not forever the way the bottles do.

 

But there was no name calling.

 

Pathetic loser @inchrisin says I'm all about name-calling. Then what was he doing in my office begging me for my sour porter recipe? Very sad!

 

PET bottle caps need to lock tight with a tiny amount of travel (< 1/4 turn).

As the caps age ... they begin to travel more.
After while ... you get a feel for the ones ready for retirement.

 

Have used this style of bottles for >2 years without problems.

 

Yeah, I use plastic bottles all the time. Coke bottles, 2L soda bottles, etc. Never had a single problem. I know they aren't pretty, but they are un-explodable and droppable. They are also a good way to tell the amount of carbonation in your batch.

 

I'm trying this for the first time as we speak. I got some seltzer bottles and used them to empty a keg. One sitting in the fridge. One in a closet. Open them in a couple weeks.

 

Been re-using coke, mountain dew, etc. bottles for 8 batches and counting, with not even a single failure. Hundreds of data points.

A bit inconvenient trying to keep clear bo4ttles sheltered from light is about all.
(Root beer comes in amber bottles, so that is one route to get "free" amber bottles. If you like root beer.)

 

I've been re-using the same PET bottles for 25 years with no problem at all. When I fill them, I squeeze them until there's no airspace at all, then I cap them and let the bottle fermentation do it's work. You must be doing something wrong - you definitely can't blame the PET bottles, as from very long experience, they are very reliable. Once in a while you might need to replace the caps, but they should last for at least a dozen times.

 

I use PET bottles when packaging growlers with my ball lock carb cap. I have ruined a few by not paying attention to minimum torque and using excessive psi (usually when I've had too many beers ) Btw, I've learned to have a few extra gaskets on hand after sending a few into orbit. The threads on the PET growler are softer but safer than glass. Cheers, all.