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Re: Exploding 2L bottle
> At 12:06 PM 1/21/2000 -0500, Chuck Gadd opined:
> >Don't use any type of valve with a DIY yeast setup. Yes, the pressure
> >can and will cuase a 2L plastic bottle to explode.
>
> Chuck, are you SURE of this? I was going to use 2L soda bottles to make
> home made root beer, but I don't want any ruptures (more than the usual
> number).
Only thru anecdotal evidence. I believe there was a message about such
an explosion on the krib. I remember the description of the walls being
covered in a Zima like mixture.