To What Extent Are Plastic Buckets Impervious To Light?

[polamalu43]

I left mine near a small open window facing an alley in an otherwise dark room in order to keep it cool, but now I'm a bit concerned that it could skunk. It's been fairly sunny here and it would have had about a day's worth of partial sunlight shining directly on it...

Any thoughts?

 

[DubbinFive1Eight]

Wrap 'er in towels if you're afraid of your wort becoming light stricken. Thats what I do... I have plastic pails for primary and plastic 5 gal water bottles for secondarys. I always wrap a dark colored bath towel around it and I've never had a problem. My place gets a lot of sunlight too...

 

[dzlater]

I'd be more concerned about the temp effects then the light.

 

[devilishprune]

I wouldn't say they're impervious to light, because you can see the beer line through them right? Put a t shirt over it. No naked fermenters.

I'm not worried about my buckets, but I put a shirt on the carboys usually.

 

[Homercidal]

It's not all light, but certain wavelengths. Much of visible light will allow us to see, but only some of it will affect the Hops in a way that will produce the skunky aroma.