Brewing Master

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Amusing anecdote – (not paranoia)    A long time ago I dropped a 2-l Coke bottle fresh from the    supermarket, and the neck cracked… it shot across the    kitchen like on of those water powered rockets. Needless    to say the clean-up was terrible… it would be a shame to    spray homebrew all over the house handle with care.

Oh, good.  I’m glad to hear that they are as "unbreakable" as the advertising claims.  :-) —

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Amusing anecdote – (not paranoia)        A long time ago I dropped a 2-l Coke bottle fresh from the        supermarket, and the neck cracked… it shot across the        kitchen like on of those water powered rockets. Needless        to say the clean-up was terrible… it would be a shame to        spray homebrew all over the house handle with care. Oh, good.  I’m glad to hear that they are as "unbreakable" as the advertising claims.  :-)

I used to stock shelves in a grocery store.  The 2 liter pop was near the end of an aisle.  Instead of clogging up the aisle with a pallet, we always parked the pallet 20 feet from the display and then had one person unload the bottles and toss them to another stocker who caught them and put them on the shelves.  People thought this was pretty neat because we could get in some pretty fast tempos.  Of course, once in a great while, one would drop. If the bottle drops on the bottom, the plastic base might break. If the bottle drops on its side, it bounces. If the bottle drops on the cap and the cap busts, you have a soda propelled rocket that can attain altitudes of 8 to 10 feet and will shower its contents on you and anyone standing nearby. I only had one rocket.  It was a diet-7up that I caught in mid air, still rising at 6 feet.  The guy next to me was pissed.  I was glad it was 7up and not grape soda.   — Steven Anastasi                                 612/733-6970 St. Paul MN 55144-1000  

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U I’ve got a batch of beer brewing and I have heard that you U can use the plastic 2-litter bottles to bottle the beer. U Has anyone done this?  If so, please give me any advise U you have on it. I sanitize the bottles with the same strength bleach solution I use on the carboy, etc.  Then I bottle into them.  They are really useful for bringing to parties.  A friend and I brewed a batch for his new house (housewarming party) and bottled in ten or eleven of those bottles–made it real easy. Personally, I wouldn’t use them for long-term storage.

We use 2-liter and 1-liter(club soda) bottles every time we bottle, and have had no troubles with them.  Incidentally, before we started using them we were concerned that they would not hold the pressure, since it varies from batch to batch…. so we filled one up with water, and ran a car over it to simulate pressure, and it didn’t pop or open. So we figured they would (and have) take anything we could give ‘em….

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I have a few simple questions about this procedure.  How does one go about capping these bottles. Do you save the the cap that came with the bottle,

yup  I remeber reading (not in the Homebrew literature) that if you really screw the top of a soda bottle on tight and aggitate you can make a missle out of the cap.

this is news to me Also, is there a there a problem with clearing of the brew with such a large container?

nope.  How long does long-term storage mean.

i’d say over a month is bottle conditioning (i.e. carbonation) a problem.

no.  takes about a week…. just like bottles.  when the bottle is hard, put it in the fridge. — Aaron Birenboim                                |I am just too tired to think w (303) 344-6486                               |

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| |  had no troubles with them.  Incidentally, before we started using them we |  were concerned that they would not hold the pressure, since it varies from |  batch to batch…. so we filled one up with water, and ran a car over it |  to simulate pressure, and it didn’t pop or open. So we figured they would |  (and have) take anything we could give ‘em….         I was considering 2-liter bottles… it’s nice to see that         other people have similar ideas!  Amusing anecdote – (not paranoia)         A long time ago I dropped a 2-l Coke bottle fresh from the         supermarket, and the neck cracked… it shot across the         kitchen like on of those water powered rockets. Needless         to say the clean-up was terrible… it would be a shame to         spray homebrew all over the house handle with care. — Brian S. Brumfield pyramid!pyritan!bsb is me

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Personally, I wouldn’t use them for long-term storage.

 cv        Could you give us beginners some idea just how long  cv you think you could store beer in these bottles.  I know that  cv the carbonation will probably diffuse out of the over a long period  cv of time.  What’s your be guesstimate for the novice. I know nothing about these things, but accidentally left one for eight months in a box I thought only had glass in it.  I opened it up and it tasted OK, but not the same as the glass bottles bottled at the same time.   So now I drink those bottles within the first few months, while the beer is at its freshest.

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Hello everyone, I tried to post a long summary to the 2-l bottle question that I asked.  The news reader we are using would not do it, so I’ll give a quick summary of all the posts and E-Mail I collected. Thanks to all of you who E-Mailed and posted on this topic. 1) Sanitize the bottle and cap (original) 2) pour beer into the bottle leaving two inchs of space 3) squeeze the bottle so that there is no air left 4) replace the cap, make sure it is tight by squeezing the bottle 5) let carbonate until the bottle is firm 6) refrigerate and then drink OTHER INFO:         The plastic bottles will hold more pressure than a bottle.         Don’t use for long term storage.         Make sure the cap is very tight.         The 16oz plastic bottle lids work also.         Sanitize with bleach solution.         They work great. I used one 2-l plastic bottle as a test.  I filled followed the previous steps, except I didn’t squeeze all of the air out before capping it, I only sqeezed enought to bring the beer about one inch from the top.  When I check the bottle 15 hours later it was very firm.  I made the Killer Party Ale from the Cats-Meow II.  (7.98% by weight, or 9.975% by volume, It’s going to be a party. There is more information.  If anyone has any question about this, please feel free to send E-Mail and ask. Thanks to everyone who help out on this.

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| I guess I have more then a few question.  Could someone please post | a complete description of this: |  _Using_a_2-litre_Soda_Bottle_to_Bottle_Homebrew_Procedure_ 1) Sanitize the bottle and cap (original) 2) pour beer into the bottle 3) replace the cap | Many thanks, No problemo! I have had no problem with using these bottles.  If you *must* worry, decrease the bottling sugar a little, to lower the carbonation.  I have never had any properly fermented out beer explode on me. — |           Zoom!             | Kubota Pacific Computer Inc. Santa Clara, Ca. |                             |           (408)748-6345

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 U I’ve got a batch of beer brewing and I have heard that you  U can use the plastic 2-litter bottles to bottle the beer.  U Has anyone done this?  If so, please give me any advise  U you have on it. I sanitize the bottles with the same strength bleach solution I use on the carboy, etc.  Then I bottle into them.  They are really useful for bringing to parties.  A friend and I brewed a batch for his new house (housewarming party) and bottled in ten or eleven of those bottles–made it real easy. Personally, I wouldn’t use them for long-term storage.

        Could you give us beginners some idea just how long you think you could store beer in these bottles.  I know that the carbonation will probably diffuse out of the over a long period of time.  What’s your be guesstimate for the novice.         Thanks in advance

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 DP had no troubles with them.  Incidentally, before we started using them we  DP were concerned that they would not hold the pressure, since it varies from  DP batch to batch…. so we filled one up with water, and ran a car over it  DP to simulate pressure, and it didn’t pop or open. So we figured they would  DP (and have) take anything we could give ‘em…. Oh, they are definitely able to take much more pressure than glass bottles.   Plus you can squeeze them to see if they are carbonated.

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 U I’ve got a batch of beer brewing and I have heard that you  U can use the plastic 2-litter bottles to bottle the beer.  U Has anyone done this?  If so, please give me any advise  U you have on it. I sanitize the bottles with the same strength bleach solution I use on the carboy, etc.  Then I bottle into them.  They are really useful for bringing to parties.  A friend and I brewed a batch for his new house (housewarming party) and bottled in ten or eleven of those bottles–made it real easy. Personally, I wouldn’t use them for long-term storage.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –  U I’ve got a batch of beer brewing and I have heard that you  U can use the plastic 2-litter bottles to bottle the beer.  U Has anyone done this?  If so, please give me any advise  U you have on it. I sanitize the bottles with the same strength bleach solution I use on the carboy, etc.  Then I bottle into them.  They are really useful for bringing to parties.  A friend and I brewed a batch for his new house (housewarming party) and bottled in ten or eleven of those bottles–made it real easy. Personally, I wouldn’t use them for long-term storage.

I have a few simple questions about this procedure.  How does one go about capping these bottles. Do you save the the cap that came with the bottle, does the bottle take a crown cap or cork or what?  I remeber reading (not in the Homebrew literature) that if you really screw the top of a soda bottle on tight and aggitate you can make a missle out of the cap. Also, is there a there a problem with clearing of the brew with such a large container?  How long does long-term storage mean.  Most of my beer doesn’t last more then a month .  Do you keep the bottles cold when storing, is bottle conditioning (i.e. carbonation) a problem. I guess I have more then a few question.  Could someone please post a complete description of this:  _Using_a_2-litre_Soda_Bottle_to_Bottle_Homebrew_Procedure_ Many thanks, JD

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I’ve got a batch of beer brewing and I have heard that you can use the plastic 2-litter bottles to bottle the beer. Has anyone done this?  If so, please give me any advise you have on it.                         Thank you in advance,

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