irish1759 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 I got a load of the Coopers plastic bottles from a friend and were probably lying up for a while, and not cleaned well. I have the a good clean and soaked in VWP cleaner and steriliser for about 3-4hrs then rinsed and sanitised with star San. They still have a strong smell of alcohol to them, just wondering if they will still be ok to use, and not may my beer taste funny after bottling. Or should I just bin them and get some new ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Plastic does soak in beer odours. Fermenters are a prime example. If its a pleasant beery smell like a fermenter should be ok. But if not and in doubt, chuck em out!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish1759 Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 It's more a strong alcohol smell not beer like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Branch Brewing Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 What did your friend have in them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish1759 Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 Think it was a stout from a Coopers kit nothing fancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 The PETs are supposed to be a tiny bit porous. Maybe they have absorbed something from the Stout. If you still have spare bottles, use the on your next brew, but I would bottle up a couple of the smelly ones as a test. See how they go. If they work okay the rest might be fine. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Branch Brewing Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 ALL of mine smell like beer. Just the way PET is. I usually let mine sit full of "One-Step" for half an hour the day before bottling. Doesn't even touch it. Never had an off flavor problem from it. On a side note, I noticed today the boxes my Coopers bottles came in say "Made in America" on the side. You guys getting the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coopers DIY Beer Team Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 On 7/13/2020 at 12:25 AM, Panther Branch Brewing said: I noticed today the boxes my Coopers bottles came in say "Made in America" on the side. Are you in North America Panther? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Branch Brewing Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 5 hours ago, Coopers DIY Beer Team said: Are you in North America Panther? Yes, I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coopers DIY Beer Team Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Rather than freight empty PET bottles around the world to countries where we have a large presence like the US, Canada and the UK, we have an arrangement with our DIY distributors to source PET bottles locally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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