PET plastic bottles - any experts?!

[Jonboy_t]

I've acquired a bunch of 500ml plastic bottles (drunken purchase, seemed like a good idea) for bottling some home brew. I'm in the process of making some cider that will be fizzy, but I have no idea how to tell if the bottles are suitable for fizzy or not? The ebay advert says nothing about suitability.

Anyone know of a way (other than trial and error ) of knowing if they could be used for carbonated drinks?

[Jonboy_t]

FussyFez said:

Fill one and test?

Film it and post it here.

This is cider we're talking about, there shall be NO risk of loss

[Jonboy_t]

They feel and look just like the ones that the local Happy Shopper used to flog 10p lemonade in (better days, better days!). Just wondering if there was a way to say for sure, but I guess I could bottle and leave them in a big tub, just in case they go off...! Once it's fermened, they only have to be out for 5 days or so before it goes in the fridge to clear anyway.

I don't imagine they will last too long after that, though

[Jonboy_t]

Well, bottled it all last night. Got 10 x 1L glass bottles (Grolsch style) and about 35 of the smaller plastic ones out of one batch, happy with that! Just gotta leave them out for about 5 days to grow some fizz!

Have put them all in a big pot just in case they go off with a bang, hope not...!