BeerNewbie
Well-Known Member
My 'advanced' homebrewing kit came with a 6 gallon (to bottom ring) plastic bucket and a 6 gallon glass carboy. My plan was to always make my beer in the carboy and the use the plastic bucket as a primary for the wine, and as a brief bottling bucket for the beer.
I've heard not to use plastic brewing supplies for both beer and wine...
I have wine in my only glass carboy at the moment and it has at least 14 days left on it. I was thinking of using the bucket to start another batch of beer, and then transfering it to the carboy when the wine is done.
Now, I can smell wine-fementation smell still "in" the plastic bucket.
I have a 2nd (and hopefully a 3rd) glass carboy on my Christmas list. (My wife makes me do "lists" for presents...) She won't let me just go get one on my own because of space issues at the moment before Christmas.
My question is, should I just 'play it safe' and wait for the wine to be done to start a batch to use the class carboy? I fear, since I can smell wine still in the bucket after a few cleanings, that my beer may absorb some of that, or my next batch of wine may absorb some of my beer...
I've heard not to use plastic brewing supplies for both beer and wine...
I have wine in my only glass carboy at the moment and it has at least 14 days left on it. I was thinking of using the bucket to start another batch of beer, and then transfering it to the carboy when the wine is done.
Now, I can smell wine-fementation smell still "in" the plastic bucket.
I have a 2nd (and hopefully a 3rd) glass carboy on my Christmas list. (My wife makes me do "lists" for presents...) She won't let me just go get one on my own because of space issues at the moment before Christmas.
My question is, should I just 'play it safe' and wait for the wine to be done to start a batch to use the class carboy? I fear, since I can smell wine still in the bucket after a few cleanings, that my beer may absorb some of that, or my next batch of wine may absorb some of my beer...