Travelling With PET

brad mercer · Post by **brad mercer** » Monday Oct 17, 2005 9:35 am

I am currently bottling in both Coopers PET & glass and have been told that I will loose carbonation from the PET if agitated. I am planing a camping trip to Shark bay WA and would like to take the PET for safety's sake but don't want to drink flat beer.. Any words of wisdom please.
Cheers & Beers,
Brad..

silkworm · Post by **silkworm** » Monday Oct 17, 2005 10:13 am

I've taken PET on a trip before in the esky.
No problems on the fizz. Looovely as a t home....

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Monday Oct 17, 2005 10:35 am

never had a carbonation problem with PET travelling.
I must admit I've had overcarbonated brews in plastic bottles but this was my fault not the PET.

Cheers,
Jay.

Aussie Claret · Post by **Aussie Claret** » Monday Oct 17, 2005 11:33 am

I actually did have a problem, with PET travelling.
I left three bottles in the car on a hot day, to give to a work mate. Two out of the three were flat when he opened them. I can only put this down to the hot temp in the car as all others have been fine, at home, the bottles were gased fine when I put them in the car.( couldn't squeeze them easily).

The bottles did look as though they were going to explode, with the plastic caps bulging after the hot temp..

If you are going to travel with them keep them cool in the esky and you shouldn't have a problem.

Cheers
AC

undercover1 · Post by **undercover1** » Monday Oct 17, 2005 11:38 am

If you are going to travel with any HB you need to try and keep it cool, at least out the direct sun.
I well remember reaching into the car & picking up a couple of bottles of cider and having one go off in my hand. They had been on the back seat for 10 minutes, only gone about 5 kms, but that was enough to get it excited.
We now move full bottles in one of those wine carriers, very carefully.

brad mercer · Post by **brad mercer** » Monday Oct 17, 2005 12:19 pm

Thanks for the quick replies.
I have purchased a 80lt WAECO to keep them cool, I'm manly concerned about being shaken on corrugated roads..
Cheers & Beers
Brad..

Dogger Dan · Post by **Dogger Dan** » Tuesday Oct 18, 2005 2:22 am

My only issue has been with chlorophynols and PET. If you avoid bleach as a sanitiser you will avoid the chlorophenols

Dogger

ausdag · Post by **ausdag** » Tuesday Oct 18, 2005 6:54 am

The Coopers website says that Coopers PET bottles have a special lining on the inside to prevent gas leakage. -

"The majority of PET bottles are porous (a beverage held in PET will eventually go flat). However, Coopers PET bottles have a nylon barrier which helps to prevent both the ingress of oxygen and the loss of CO2 for up to 18 months. If you are wanting to make a big ale or stout and age it for 2 years or more, you may choose to use good quality glass bottles".

Quoted from -

http://www.coopers.com.au/homebrew/hbrew.php?pid=4

DavidG

r.magnay · Post by **r.magnay** » Tuesday Oct 18, 2005 7:07 am

As I have mentioned before, I Travel about 50,000k's a year, 'My Eva Cool' fridge is permanently mounted in the back and I spend a third to half of that travelling on dirt roads, some pretty rough, I carry pet bottles with me a lot of the time, and because I may need to take a weeks supply they don't always fit in the fridge, I have never had one yet that was flat as a result of travel, I would concur with uc1 about keeping them out of the sun but in my experience it is no trouble with a little care and common sense.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Tuesday Oct 18, 2005 1:52 pm

Apparently the little seal inside the caps will wear out eventually as well if used too many times.

Jay.

gregb · Post by **gregb** » Tuesday Oct 18, 2005 3:19 pm

A bag of new caps is not a big outlay if it means suitably gassed beer.

Cheers,
Greg