Can I use plastic bottles for "bottling" ?

[LoneStarLori]

With Labor Day around the corner, I am thinking of next summer. I am going to try and duplicate a nifty little drink called a Buzz Bomb. I found them in a liquor store near the beach. They are not bad, but way to sweet for my taste.

Question is, if I can come up with a recipe that I like, can I safely bottle it in reused plastic bottles? I can't use glass on the beach. The one in the picture is a 16 oz Gatorade bottle with a PET factor of 1. The Buzz bomb has the same grade so I know the plastic is the same.
Has anyone tried this?

 

[Runningwolf]

I would not bottle into plastic ever. However though, what you could do is pour your wine into a plastic bottle just before you hit the beach.

 

[jamesngalveston]

you could always bottle in a plastic wine bag, and fill bottles as needed.
lol

 

[LoneStarLori]

the trouble is, I don't want to got to the trouble of bottling in glass and transfer. Bulk would be better. This stuff would only be used for the beach and is not something I would have on a daily basis. It's 17% abv.. Just a party drink.
What about this cool little piggy thing I found from husbands beer brewing days? Says it holds 8.5 liters. Just about the right size and has a pour spigot. It is plastic though.

 

[Boatboy24]

I would not bottle into plastic ever. However though, what you could do is pour your wine into a plastic bottle just before you hit the beach.

I like this. Before kids, we used to to a tubing trip every summer. I'd make up a huge batch of margaritas the night before and put them in empty water bottles. Easy transport. And you have a lid on your drink as you float down the river. If you drop your 'rita, it'd float.

 

[jamesngalveston]

go for it...empty that pig on the beach...

 

[LoneStarLori]

I like this. Before kids, we used to to a tubing trip every summer. I'd make up a huge batch of margaritas the night before and put them in empty water bottles. Easy transport. And you have a lid on your drink as you float down the river. If you drop your 'rita, it'd float.

We are still river rats once a year. The kids now have their own kids so the annual 'River Rat-*******s' trip is getting pretty big. This was our 10th year.

I think I'll use this. If it held beer, it can hold wine. Now to create a good recipe. Probably a version of SP with a little added ABV. I'm sure I'll need help on that part.
James; my thoughts exactly!

 

[Runningwolf]

It sounds like a blast to me.

 

[spaniel]

Your typical plastic beverage bottles are not made for long-term storage. The plastic is not actually rated to stop oxygen transfer over time.

If you are concerned about aging your drink in the bottle, I would advise against it. If you are going to put it in the bottle then drink it within a few weeks, I say go for it.

 

[LoneStarLori]

I didn't think about the oxygen. Maybe the wine bags are the best bet. I didn't know I could buy them.
This will be drank over the course of the summer as our friends and family visit. Better to be safe than ruin it.

 

[Brew and Wine Supply]

Here they are: http://brewandwinesupply.com/index.php?route=product/product&filter_name=tap&product_id=756

 

[LoneStarLori]

That looks like a good solution. And I can age in it too. I can just fill up the plastic bottles the day of and boom!

 

[GreginND]

Funny, I was in Bulgaria last fall. There many families make their own wine and distill their own rakia. Apparently used plastic bottles are the containers of choice. I had one winemaker telling me how superior the plastic coke bottle was for protecting the wine vs glass. I brought several plastic bottles of various beverages back with me in my luggage. When I got home I immediately transferred them to glass and corked them. Tasting them I would say the plastic bottles are far from superior for longer term aging. They may be ok for a few months.

 

[GaDawg]

Brings back the days of the Great Atlanta River Race. What a blast! The race was associated with consumption of alcohol and illegal drugs, both by the rafters and the thousands of spectators that lined a route
http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/metro/chattahoochee-race-0725/

 

[LoneStarLori]

GaDawg;Brings back the days of the Great Atlanta River Race. What a blast! The race was associated with consumption of alcohol and illegal drugs, both by the rafters and the thousands of spectators that lined a route

Ahhh.. the good old river 'trips' of the seventies. It's a wonder we are here to talk about it.

 

[jamesngalveston]

river trip of the seventies...dang i did one last year in milwaukee, wisconsin.
and one last year here on the brazos...both required a cold beverage.