King Ragnar Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 New brewer here. Just wanted some thoughts on bottles what are people using the plastic ones in the kit or glass long necks or stubbies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthog Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 The plastic reuseable PET bottles are quite good and last for many refills. Taste difference between those and glass longnecks is negligible. They are convenient and easy. That said I have a rising percentage of glass longnecks as they are slighly more reliable over a longer period. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozer71 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I have both. Always fill some PET bottles each batch as can easily check how carbonation is going with a squeeze test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silmaril Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Am loving the PET bottles to be honest. Cheap enough to buy lots of, easy to work with, love being able to do the squeeze test. Not going to stress much if those I give away don't come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I use 750ml PETs mostly though do have some 500ml flip-top glass bottles. I purchased about 30 new bottles and then later scored another 100 bottles second hand for a $1. The new bottles are over three years old now and the others... who knows? But, while I've lost a few along the way (giveaways, and a few failures from over-crbonation) I'm still using them and their original caps and they are still doing all that is required of them! PET's, though perhaps not as aesthetically pleasing as glass do have several advantages, cheaper of course but the most obvious being they tend not to break when you drop them! Also, if over-carbonated for whatever reason they seem to just develop micro-leaks or rupture rather than explode like glass bottles can do. The screw caps seem pretty hardy, and certainly convenient to use. I've also stored beer for up to nine month in them without issue. The flip-top bottles are Ok but I do find they're quite bulky - thick glass and sometimes the lids don't always seal properly. Many years ago when I first dabbled with homebrewing the only choice really was glass and crown seals. I still like the idea of capping long necks etc as I think aesthetically they do look the part, but it does make an already tedious bottling process even more so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Only glass here. Never had Pet bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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