Plastic v's Glass
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dandan
Plastic v's Glass
How long does beer last in plastic bottles in comparison to glass bottles
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KevP
Re: Plastic v's Glass
More excuse to get it drunk thenMogwyth wrote:Supposedly CO2 can leak from the plastic over time, not so glass.
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mysterio
Re: Plastic v's Glass
How long is a piece of string, really. How much oxygen got into your process on the cold side and how was your sanitation? Try both and see how you get on. I suspect plastic will be fine for most peoples purposes unless you're planning on keeping the beer past 6 months to a year.dandan wrote:How long does beer last in plastic bottles in comparison to glass bottles
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Bribie
Re: Plastic v's Glass
When I got back into brewing last year after about fifteen years out of the craft I decided to go in a completely new direction and stocked up on 2L cola bottles, over a hundred of them 
Within a few months I had a frightening stockpile of beer
I was probably brewing too far in advance because as the beer aged I was finding a few flat bottles which became more frequent as the stockpile aged. Personally I now only bottle in PET if I am going to drink the beer within two months, which suits me fine for British real ales and stouts. However I have culled out a lot of the plastic, built up a collection of glass, and am 'migrating' to glass for beers like pilseners or lagers that benefit from a couple of months in the bottle.
In Australia we are lucky in that 750 ml glass bottles of beer are still very popular and easily obtainable. They are called 'tallies' or 'longnecks' and are the preferred way to take beer home in bulk for drinking out of glasses. Cans, believe it or not, are not all that popular here, unlike the UK where there is a huge range of four-packs in 440ml or 500ml sizes.
Within a few months I had a frightening stockpile of beer
I was probably brewing too far in advance because as the beer aged I was finding a few flat bottles which became more frequent as the stockpile aged. Personally I now only bottle in PET if I am going to drink the beer within two months, which suits me fine for British real ales and stouts. However I have culled out a lot of the plastic, built up a collection of glass, and am 'migrating' to glass for beers like pilseners or lagers that benefit from a couple of months in the bottle.
In Australia we are lucky in that 750 ml glass bottles of beer are still very popular and easily obtainable. They are called 'tallies' or 'longnecks' and are the preferred way to take beer home in bulk for drinking out of glasses. Cans, believe it or not, are not all that popular here, unlike the UK where there is a huge range of four-packs in 440ml or 500ml sizes.
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arturobandini
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Re: Plastic v's Glass
Man alive Bribie that is a lot of Cola to get through.
There are plenty of lager manufacturers using 660ml bottles these days such as Peroni, Becks, San Miguel, Kronenbourg, Tiger etc etc. I've bottled in Tiger and Peroni with good results but my Becks and Kronenbourg came out quite flat...that may have more to do with me though.
There are plenty of lager manufacturers using 660ml bottles these days such as Peroni, Becks, San Miguel, Kronenbourg, Tiger etc etc. I've bottled in Tiger and Peroni with good results but my Becks and Kronenbourg came out quite flat...that may have more to do with me though.
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Fermenting - I'm Done
Bottle Maturing - Hobgoblin, Fullers ESB, American Stout, TOP, Fullers London Porter, Bandini Black IPA
Drinking - Still...Whiskey
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dandan
Re: Plastic v's Glass
Cheers everyone, I've kegged one beer, was thinking about kegging next beer in a boots keg I got off Freecycle, but the s30 valve and lid is a bit dodgy, so think im going to bottle in plastic water bottles, until i can build up my collection of glass bottles and get a new lid for the keg.