What is ment by PET?

#1 (**permalink**) 12-05-2004, 08:40 PM

I am new to the brewing thing and loving it. I just started my first "real"
batch... while I wait I have been reading and learning. What is PET?
PET and CANS are talked about in questions asked by SWINGERS in his "beer
kit sugars" questions.

Cheers!
Nate

#2 (**permalink**) 12-05-2004, 08:40 PM

"Nate & Laurie Benzing" <benzings@netins.net> wrote in message
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> I am new to the brewing thing and loving it. I just started my first "real"
> batch... while I wait I have been reading and learning. What is PET?
> PET and CANS are talked about in questions asked by SWINGERS in his "beer
> kit sugars" questions.
>
> Cheers!
> Nate
>
>[/color]
Polyethylene Terephthalate. Plastic bottles, in other words. The debate is
whether or not they are permeable enough to allow oxygen into the beer, thus
ruining it via oxidation.

#3 (**permalink**) 12-05-2004, 08:40 PM

"Nate & Laurie Benzing" <benzings@netins.net> wrote in message
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> I am new to the brewing thing and loving it. I just started my first[/color]
"real"[color=blue]
> batch... while I wait I have been reading and learning. What is PET?
> PET and CANS are talked about in questions asked by SWINGERS in his "beer
> kit sugars" questions.
>
> Cheers!
> Nate[/color]

PET = PolyEThylene. That's plastic to you and me.

#4 (**permalink**) 12-05-2004, 08:40 PM

Plastic, PET stands for a particular form of plastic...

"Nate & Laurie Benzing" <benzings@netins.net> wrote in message
news:cethpv$v2i$1@news.netins.net...[color=blue]
> I am new to the brewing thing and loving it. I just started my first[/color]
"real"[color=blue]
> batch... while I wait I have been reading and learning. What is PET?
> PET and CANS are talked about in questions asked by SWINGERS in his "beer
> kit sugars" questions.
>
> Cheers!
> Nate
>
>[/color]