On 2007-03-25, peterlonz <peterlo8@bigpond.net.au> wrote:[color=blue]
> Eric,
> I imagine you are referring to the PET soda bottles we see just about
> everywhere these days.
> They are very strong & highly pressure resistant, over pressure is likely to
> be detected by an extremely tight feel of the bottle sides & some
> distortion.
> Gently releaseing the cap will give you excellent feedback.
> In my experience some leakage of gas from the screwcap seal can be expected
> before the bottles finally fail.
> I can't recall ever having a pressure failure of one of these bottles
> regardless of size & yes I have used the two litre type.
>
> Pete
>
>
> "Eric Kent" <Erickent@giveme10.Com> wrote in message
> news:nm9au2tju1hi34vbam7ujv77amaqc1en46@4ax.com...[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?
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Eric[/color]
>
>[/color]
I once bottled ginger beer in 2-litre PET bottles. After a few days, it was
pressurised to the extent that the caps started to dome up. Scary stuff. I
don't expect that malt beer would generate anything like that amount of
pressure - not with a mere teaspoon-full of priming sugar, anyway.
Cheers
Fraser