Cleaning Mash Tun Cooler Conversion

[TTU]

Hello.

I'm getting ready to brew my first all grain batch (only my third batch ever), and I was cleaning up one of my coolers to use as a mash tun. It was an older cooler and it cleaned up pretty nicely, but I used a little bleach to help sanitize it, and now there is a slight bleach smell to the cooler.

My question is: Will this be absorbed by the beer? If so, what are the recommendations for getting the smell out?

Thank you for any advice.

 

[CodeRage]

If your worried about it you could try mixing up a thick slurry of baking soda and water and apply it to the inner liner. Let it sit and dry for a day or so and rinse. I think it would be okay though, considering its in the mash what ever chlorine is in the mash will be boiled off. I don't know how it would affect the conversion process as I'm no expert on the subject.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

I'll just add that as the MLT is pre-boil you don't need to sanitize it. A good wipe down and rinse after each batch is all you need. Maybe an oxi soak every few batches.