brock_gonad
Active Member
Hi,
I'm on my 6th AG batch now, and despite some troubles here and there, the beers have been largely good. (Knock on wood).
My question is how dangerous a scratched plastic bucket really is.
My first mash tun was a 30L plastic bucket most LHB shops sell as primaries. I drilled a hole in the side, and put a manifold in it. Worked well. I have since moved to a larger mash tun, and re-purposed this bucket as a bottling bucket.
However, the bottom of this bucket is scratched to sh*t from the copper manifold that used to be in it from its mash tun days.
I've read about scratches in plastic re: infections, but I would like to gauge how risky it is. I'm on the borderline with SWIMBO for gear budget right now and would prefer to avoid throwing this bucket away if I can. I'd like to know if this is one of those paranoia things, or something I really should be throwing away.
Thanks.
I'm on my 6th AG batch now, and despite some troubles here and there, the beers have been largely good. (Knock on wood).
My question is how dangerous a scratched plastic bucket really is.
My first mash tun was a 30L plastic bucket most LHB shops sell as primaries. I drilled a hole in the side, and put a manifold in it. Worked well. I have since moved to a larger mash tun, and re-purposed this bucket as a bottling bucket.
However, the bottom of this bucket is scratched to sh*t from the copper manifold that used to be in it from its mash tun days.
I've read about scratches in plastic re: infections, but I would like to gauge how risky it is. I'm on the borderline with SWIMBO for gear budget right now and would prefer to avoid throwing this bucket away if I can. I'd like to know if this is one of those paranoia things, or something I really should be throwing away.
Thanks.