"Eric Kent" <Erickent@giveme10.Com> wrote:
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> I'm sure there are many reasons not to use the 2 liter bottle for this
> purpose, and many better alternatives. I'll thank everyone in advance
> for telling me those facts, but, will a 2 liter plastic soda bottle
> hold the beer or wine without exploding? Say if the fermentation was
> not complete or if it restarted?
>
> I've seen 2 liter bottles pressurized to failure (not pressure gauge
> used) and they seem pretty strong. However I have no idea of the
> strength needed, nor any idea of what a fermenting beverage could
> generate.[/color]

You should not have a problem with "pressure". Your problem will
be possible "oxidation".

PET bottles are made to contain pressure. However, the oxidation
barrier of PET bottles will break down over time. My policy is
to use them for short-term storage of beer (I don't make wine.)
Regardless of the number of times I use a PET bottle, I put them
in the recycle bag three months after their first use.

I hate bottling for two reasons: 1) it's skut work and 2) friends
seem to take forever to return the bottles. For the second, I use
PET bottles for beer being given away.

Dick