Bottling homebrew in plastic water bottles

I've bottled in water bottles before and they work fine. I've had better results with the bottles that have harder bottoms (Dasani, Aquafina, Deja Blue) because they don't expand as much as the thinner plastic bottles (those used for Arrowhead, Crystal Geyser, or Dannon) which won't stand up once the bottom swells up.

Phil

On 5 Apr 2005 10:53:17 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com (Goo) said in alt.beer.home-brewing:

The only thing that bothers me about that idea is the skunking you'll get if you expose the beer to green light (sunlight, fluorescent, etc.) If you won't, I see no problem with the thicker water bottles, but soda bottles are specifically designed to hold 3 volumes of CO2 while being improperly handled (the companies don't want to be sued if you drop a bottle and it explodes), so I'd stick with them. The cost is about the same thing - a nickel apiece if you end up having to buy them in a state that has bottle deposit. (You can usually buy used beer bottles from a beverage place for the same price.)

supposed you are serious

do it your waay then come ask why it tastes like you are sucked the back end of a skunk. oh yeah , well i never lie. i might even understate things.

wanna good book papazion home brewers companion.

remember if youare an amateur to portay yourself that way.

plastic can not be sanitized the thing turns into gauva jelly

many seem to become totally useless when the idea exists. but listen up. wash the botttle in your dishwasher look at it, at a bright light, if it it is clear okay or just rewash.

remove your oven top rack and just bake your bottles an hour and a half at 350.\

completely overdone, but i am easy to it. (well did you even think of cleaning the oven?) glass will actually absorb aromas

That was hands-down the funniest reply I've ever read in my life.

Thank you for that.

Use the 'pet' bottles as per coke, pepsi. etc

I used the 125ml bottles when caravanning

Ian C