Will these containers work for small batches of mead, etc?

Hey everyone...

I can't be the only one who sits at work all day thinking about what I scavenge or DIY next for my home brewery...so one day I was going over to "snack station" in the office where we keep pretzels, candy, etc and it hit me.

The tasty little peanut butter pretzels I eat everyday are in a container like this: http://www.officesnax.us/images/OFX-00375copy.jpg and I checked the type of plastic and they are # 1!!

What do you guys think about using these as small batch primary fermenters? I have been wanting to start making some mead and this could be a perfect opportunity to begin a bunch of small batches...the best part is we are constantly throwing these containers out at work and I could EASILY scoop them all up!!

*my only concern is the tops are not the same plastic...if I recall they were #5 plastic. Would that matter?

I wonder if you could get a stopper big enough to fit in the top... I don't see why they wouldn't work if you can.

Not sure about the #5 lid, sorry.

smellysell said:

I don't see why they wouldn't work if you can.

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Ok, thats what I figured...does anyone else have a suggestion for the top? Or can I still use them with the # 5 plastic? Technically it won't be touching the wort...does it still matter?

As long as your liquid doesn't come in contact with the top (which it shouldn't) it should be fine. You could just drill out a little hole for a stopper/airlock if you wanted... however, I probably wouldn't bulk age mead in there for a long time due to the headspace.