2 Litre Plastic Pop Bottles?
Can you use 2 litre plastic pop bottles for brew? I mean when you plan to have that much consumed at one time, of course.
That would save some time in the bottling process, and you could chill a pitcher to serve it.
If it worked okay, I suppose the green ones would be better?
i think you can use whatever you want but i havenot any experiance with them and often use 500 mls.
From what I understand, the dangers with the plastic soda bottles lie in sanitation (Plastic is a tough material to sanitize properly, I think because it is quite porous) and sealing. Like a lot of things, I know people who use them (My grandfather being one), and I know people who keep their distance. I think they can be used, but the seal (The soft plastic bit inside the cap) needs to be replaced every 2 - 4 batched if memory serves correctly.
I think I would prefer regular brown pry-off bottles myself, but if you do experiment, let us know how it works out!
So all the problem is to safe time as you say it will take less time in bottelling and hope you will find 2 litrs bottles other than plastic one's
I thought they were impossible to use for brewing. Even brand new, their caps do not seal. Without a seal, the beer will not carbonate and can get contaminated. Also, plastic is very difficult to sanitize properly, especially if you cannot reach the inside to clean it out. Why would you want to use these for bottling? Why not glass? Or kegs, of course.
also, it would be ghetto as hell.
They actually make a cap for 2-litre bottles (Actually, it will fit most plastic soft-drink bottles) called the Carbonator. The cap has a soda-bottle seal on one side, and a ball-lock fitting on the other!
Admittedly, this is not intended as a force-carbonation device, but I have heard reports that is works well as that if you wanted to test a small batch, for instance. It is intended to give your beer a small jolt of CO2, or for transporting a batch of carbonated beer from the keg.
I use them to tote beer to parties and such, I just fill them with a piece of plastic tube that I shove up inside the spout of my VentMatics... works great!
oh my gosh - that carbonator thing is so cool! i must get one! it would be like having party kegs to go, while keeping your corny safe in the fridge.
i love it. thanks for showing us that.
If they worked, they'd be lighter to carry than glass. If you were camping or something like that, weight could be a consideration. You may even recycle them on the way back.
Come to think of it, I'm sure I've seen some commercial beer in the 2 litre bottles.
As for the ghetto effect jamebow, I'm not concerned...
if you want it even cheaper than the carbonator cap (and even more ghetto 
), just go to your local auto parts store and buy some steel tire valve steps, and put an air chuck in your co2 line. if you lose one, it's not dropping $13 every time...
Mr. Beer comes with plastic bottles and they work fine. You can even get new caps for them. They are a bit touchy when it comes to cleaning. do NOT scrub the inside with anything abrasive. just soap and water to clean and then use something like One Step to sanitize. Prime and fill as usual. They had carbonated liquid in them to begin with so they will hold with the beer you put in them. Do NOT use wate bottles! only bottles that had carbonated stuff in them. Hope this helps!
As Car Boy stated, there is no true way to seal a plastic bottle. Besides, unless you want a skunky tasting brew. Plastic bottles DO NOT block light. LIGHT AND OXYGEN are the ENEMY. heineken(YUK) and corona (NO BUENO) are both in a bottle that does not protect the conditioned brew from light. leaving the brew "light struck" which leaves that stinky (sorry dutch fans) smell. (whooo hooo) skunk funs!
it would be much safer too, if you were hiking or anything active. glass is awful when it breaks. a plastic bottle would be better.
I use the carbonator as well, and I can say it works great for transporting beer to a party/brew club meeting. However I would not recommend long term storage with it. You need to recharge it about every 2 days or so because it can't hold a lot of pressure. You can force carbonate with it, but it is a little tricky, and I wouldn't do it except for a small one liter that you shake and keep it connected (it sometimes leaks when you take off the connector if there is too much pressure).
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