Cleaning jugs from a barn

[cruizer8]

So I got my hands on a bunch of 1 gallon glass jugs that my father-in-law had in his barn and was thinking of using them. Problem is they are full of muck. I let 2 of them sit in oxyclean for awhile to loosen up the muck and when I poured it out I found mouse bodies and skulls. Some pretty nasty muck is in there. My question is should I still try to use them after a thorough cleaning or just forget about it entirely?

Thanx

 

[JoeyChopps]

I would use them. Try filling them full of water and put them in a pot of boiling water that should get them clean. I had two 6.5 gal carboys that smelled like kerosene. I cleaned them up and sanatized them and they are just fine now good luck Chopps

 

[passedpawn]

Nice find. If they are glass, I'd use them. Lucky!

 

[cruizer8]

Thanks for the advice. I think I will oxyclean them a few more times and then boil them like you said. If it were just dirt I wouldn't have had a problem but the mice skulls three me off.

 

[VladOfTrub]

Don't worry about the mouse skulls. They'll add valuable nutrients for the yeast. Especially, when brewing pumpkin pie, vanilla, corriander, lavender, potpourri, tobacco, coffee, pancake syrup flavored stuff.