Glass bottles or plastic bottle
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Either is good, so I've heard from some buddies, but most would say that if you plan on long term aging or conditioning you would want to go with glass as plastic is not as impermeable to oxygen or possible chemical contamination from the plastic.
I haven't tried plastic myself, though. I'd be interested to hear from someone who has and whether or not it's worth the risk.
I haven't tried plastic myself, though. I'd be interested to hear from someone who has and whether or not it's worth the risk.
I had a bunch of Cooper's PET bottles that I used with my 1st couple batches while I gathered glass pop tops. They're 740mL,or 25.16ozs with screw on caps. Get the caps really tight,& they work just fine. It takes 30 of them for a 23L,6.072USG batch. they get hard as they carb up. I was told on the Cooper's forums by their head brew tech that they have a nylon lining & are good for about 8 months max.
So glass bottles are def better in the long term. But for average gravity beers & how long they really last,they're fine.
So glass bottles are def better in the long term. But for average gravity beers & how long they really last,they're fine.
I used the Coopers PET bottles on my first few batches too. I even reused them up to 4 times or so. But I did find that if stored in the refrigerator for a long time, they lost some carbonation and picked up oxygen.
Once I got enough glass bottles together, I switched to glass exclusively. More versatile serving size and less laughs from my friends.
Once I got enough glass bottles together, I switched to glass exclusively. More versatile serving size and less laughs from my friends.
ProfessorWoland
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I use the Coopers PET bottles all the time but I'm now starting to stock up on glass swing top bottles.
