Glass or Plastic Bottles?

[Thirsty]

I'm just about to bottle my first ever brew, and boy I'm Thirsty. So, what's the go - glass or plastic? I'm thinking plastic for simplicity, and as I'm a tight arse I'm considering going to the recycling depot and getting as many 1 litre plastic soft drink bottles as I can carry.
Any thoughts from the more experienced brewers?

[gregb]

You can bottle into PET bottles no problem, but I have found they don't store for more than 5 or 6 months.

If raiding recycle bins I would go for brown glass bottles as you can be more confident in cleaning/sanitising.

Cheers,
Greg

[shazzam]

The Glass definately

In Order

1 - Brown 750ml Crown Seals (esp Pixaxes & Coopers)
2 - 800ml Brown Twist tops
3 - Any other twist tops
4 - Italian green crown seal mineral water bottles - 1 litre or 500ml
5 - Coopers bottles 740ml OR the dodgy brand of ginger beer at the supermarket for 76-99 cents which is in brown Plastic/PET 1.25l bottles
6 - Green PET (7up & mountain dew)
7 - clear PET (try to really keep these out of the light)

If using PET bottles the comercial soft drink bottles are a lot thicker than the coopers bottles. Also the caps are alright to re use and realy you can use any cap that has come off a normal softdrink bottle.

Make a notice up that you are after longnecks & put it up down the supermarket & people WILL call.

Have fun & happy Brewing

[Oliver]

I'd certainly have the old-style 750ml crown seal bottles (XXXX, Pickaxe (which Coopers used), NSW Bottle Co, Victorian Bottle Co-operative, etc) at No.1.

At No.2 I'd have the new Coopers crown seal bottles, which aren't as good, but still pretty darned good for homebrewers looking for a sturdy bottle.

Cheers,

Oliver

[gregb]

You are a stern judge Oliver.

If you can get the new Coopers 750's latch on and don't let go. You could almost not go wrong with them.

Cheers,
Greg

[shazzam]

Coopers are in line with the returnables in my mind because the returnables are getting on in years. The coopers are thicker than most new & commercial bottles available on the market, and they look good too. The Hahn longies are thick too, but are annoying to clean and store.

That's why I put them up their equal first. I am aiming to have 600 crown seal long necks (20 brews worth) and I wish I could afford them all to be coopers. I have 60+ really old pickaxes and 100 + Cubs so far as well as some odd XXXX (old type, really good) and others.

[Lebowski]

Stainless steel kegs.. someone was going to say it sooner or later.. washing bottles is too much effort.

[Aussie Claret]

Lebowski
N1
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