"Chris" <rrufiange@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
news:oKfHb.82981$Dt6.2097450@twister.tampabay.rr.com...[color=blue]
>
> "gouyou" <gouyou@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message
> news:0K9Hb.14583$ws.1469787@news02.tsnz.net...[color=green]
> > I'm about to do my first batch and wonder will it be fine to use plastic
> > screw top bottles (1 litre and up) that I've collected such as soda and
> > juice bottles? Or are the ones I see at the brewers store different and
> > better somehow?[/color]
>
> Generally, glass is better, as it's more durable and better able to handle
> pressure. It'll depend on what you're brewing though, and how far along[/color]
it[color=blue]
> is in the process.
>
> Are you talking about bottling for ferment or bottling for final product?
>
> What are you intending to brew?[/color]

Bottling for final product. I've got a Cooper's Ale kit and a plastic
fermenter. I've done a bit of reading and some people say soda bottles are
ok but not juice and non-carbonated drink bottles as they aren't built to
keep carbonation.