is 16.95 good for 24 sixteen oz PET bottles?

[fluketamer]

hi ,

recently i got into plastic PET bottles. the 32 ouncers i have are great but heres the problem.

when i pour, i pour in 1 motion and i try not to tip the bottle back once i start to pour. so the sediment doesnt get stirred up into the beer.

so i have to pour the whole liter out into a huge mug.

i like drinking beer half a liter at a time. so i really like the idea of 1/2 liter (16oz) PET's


i never bottled before in plastic and i see a lot of advantages to it at the moment.


long story short, midwest has cases of 16 oz PET's for 16.95

does anyone know anywhere to get them cheaper
thanks

 

[ArcaneXor]

Sounds like a decent price, and bottling in plastic is no problem - just don't use bottle brushes or anything else that can scratch the inside, or you will develop infections.

At one point I was planning on going with PET bottles because I was nervous about bottle bombs, but I abandoned that plan and stuck with glass instead, since I get those bottles for free whenever I buy craft beer, and they have worked out just fine. Some (glass) alternatives:

Sierra Nevada makes some very nice beers that come in 24-oz glass bottles. 24 of those will set you back about $100 (give or take), but they come filled with *great* beer if you like the style (e.g. the Wet Hopped Harvest Ale). Several other companies also bottle their beers in bottles around that size (I think Rogue uses 650 ml bottles, for instance).

Grolsch makes 16-oz glass swingtops that are fairly inexpensive (something like $2 per bottle), but those bottles are green (i.e. you need to keep them out of the light, or the beer will skunk), and you need to occasionally replace the gaskets. Plus the beer isn't exactly the best in the world, but it's drinkable.

 

[KiltLifter]

I use Coke and water bottles )only the ones that share the 2-liter cap, so I can use my carbonator cap). They're free or whatever price you pay for the water or coke.

If you're naturally carbonating (using priming sugar) the PET is nice because you can feel the carbonation building (the bottle gets stiff).

They're great for outdoor gigs, camping or whatever, and if it's a dark beer, it looks like coke and won't draw attention at the softball field!

The only drawback is they're clear and let in UV light to skunk your beer if you don't keep them in the dark.

 

[HillbillyDeluxe]

guys,
I love petbottles! They are cheap, they let you know when the brew is redy and they are easyto use. I got a capperand i also use grolsh bottles but i like the pet best!!!

 

[raceskier]

fluketamer,
I really like the PET bottles too. That price looks OK, but you can get the 1l bottles at about the same price. (Hops and Dreams) Not to drift too much on this, but have you looked at your process from end to end to see if you can reduce the amount of sediment you're bottling? I take the 1l bottles to parties and such and pour several glasses without any issues.