PET Vs. Glass

[hirns]

Yeah, I assumed it was a universal fact. I can pour one full glass carefully and then the second and one will always appear flat and the other will be fine.

Hirns

[Trizza]

I used to be a major advocate for the PET bottles, but now I’m leaning away from them as my brewing skill improves. PET is ideal to start your home brewing career with the reduced risk of the bottles breaking. I’ve got around 300 bottles – I had many more but I over carbonated some brews and they started cracking at the bottom…

I've been brewing for 4 years and of the 55 batches I’ve done only 8 have been placed into glass bottles. I'm finding the plastic ideal for the Ginger Beer's, Cider's and Everyday lagers, which are a great crowd pleaser to crack open when people come around. But when it comes to making some strong or special ale, you can't go past glass for you'll know that the beer's going to be aged for over a year.

Now I have 250 glass longneck bottles (growing steadily as I get more from G&G as I need them) and couldn’t be happier. A beer I made 3 years ago, put into glass is better than ever. The biggest downside of the PET bottles is that I just feel that the brews are more inconsistent when put in them.

I’d say use the PET’s till you learn how to handle the glass then move across…

Trizza