On 25 Mar, 08:21, rdad...@smart.net (Dick Adams) wrote:[color=blue]
> "Eric Kent" <Erick...@giveme10.Com> wrote:[color=green]
> > 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?[/color]
>[color=green]
> > 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[/color]

If using the 2 litre bottles then after opening, draw off to a jug and
pour out drinks from there, otherwise if just taking off a pint from
the bottle, when you go back to it, it'll be cloudy as somehow it
draws the yeast off the bottom.

You could also try 1 litre bottles and then have the right amount for
a couple of pints.