Plastic coopers bottles

[devonhomebrew]

Can i use plastic coppers bottles to bottle wild ales/lambics i just thought seeing as they arnt clamped shut lids i cant use them any advice? Bit of a newb when it comes to lambics

 

[octo]

I'm sure they could be used... but I dont think I would want to age an acidic beer like that (or any beer for that matter) in a plastic bottle.

 

[unionrdr]

Beers are generally acidic by nature,& the cooper's PET bottles also are coated on the inside to help stop oxygenation & such. But the lids have to be screwed down really tight.

 

[devonhomebrew]

Beers are generally acidic by nature,& the cooper's PET bottles also are coated on the inside to help stop oxygenation & such. But the lids have to be screwed down really tight.

Cheers man thats the one thing i thought.

 

[octo]

The pH of sours are generally much lower than your average beer though, and sours can require extensive bottle conditioning. I'm just saying that I PERSONALLY would not use plastic bottles for that type of beer, nor would I want to extensively age a beer in plastic. Normal beers with normal bottle carb times, sure.

 

[pohldogg]

I wouldn't use it for long term. Plastic bottles are permeable. If you ever try a 1+ year old plastic bottle of coke you'll find out it's flat. For a beer that'll also mean oxidized and acetic.