Acetone Jugs

[Dark_Ale]

Anyone think it would be safe to use empty Acetone jugs for a secondary.
We have a few where I work. I took one home cleaned it, bleached it. It has no smell. I thought about trying a small batch of mead or wine. What do you think?

 

[smorris]

If it was pure acetone it should work and be residue free. Any scratches inside, if so pass on it. But I would spend a few bucks for a food grade bucket.

 

[Dark_Ale]

If it was pure acetone it should work and be residue free. Any scratches inside, if so pass on it. But I would spend a few bucks for a food grade bucket.

Its glass, 1gal pure Acetone. Just curious, I hate to was a good jug, although they are pretty cheap...

 

[Genghis77]

I would stay away from anything containing acetone. That is a pretty strong chemical and I believe carcanigen.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

What are the jugs made from? Glass?

 

[david_42]

Since they're made of glass, you should be fine. Glass is probably the easiest to clean material around. What sort of lid does it have?

 

[mpetty]

It's fine; acetone evaporates cleanly, and if you can't smell it, it's gone.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

I'd give it a good soak with baking soda water overnight.
Then sanitize as normal.

 

[casebrew]

Acetone has been remover from Hazmat lists. Not cancerous, not smoggy. Your body makes it as byproduct of fat burning- it is one of those Ketones that Dr Atkins talks about in his diet plan. Actually, your body breaks alcohol down to acetone.
The bad side of acetone is that it acts as a carrier- it can bring other more dangerous molecules through your skin. Maybe a little bit would accentuate hop flavors?....

 

[Spoonta]

I worked at a shipyard for a while i agree if you cant smell it it is not there

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

a good rule of thumb is to not use anything for food that once housed chemicals. but, that's just me :~) i'd splurg for some new gear so i'd sleep better....

 

[casebrew]

a good rule of thumb is to not use anything for food that once housed chemicals. but, that's just me :~) i'd splurg for some new gear so i'd sleep better....

You mean like Chlorine, Iodine, Alcohol, maltose, dextrose, isocohumulol, phosphoric acid, calcium carbonate, di-hydrogenated oxygen? Those kinds of chemicals?

 

[El Pistolero]

Sarcasm always goes better with a or a , don't you think?

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

You mean like Chlorine, Iodine, Alcohol, maltose, dextrose, isocohumulol, phosphoric acid, calcium carbonate, di-hydrogenated oxygen? Those kinds of chemicals?

i'm pretty sure we all know what i was getting at casebrew.

 

[Caplan]

a good rule of thumb is to not use anything for food that once housed chemicals. but, that's just me :~) i'd splurg for some new gear so i'd sleep better....

I agree - better to be safe than sorry!

 

[casebrew]

Sarcasm always goes better with a or a , don't you think?

I don't send christmas cards either.

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

I don't send christmas cards either.

there's a shocker.

 

[casebrew]

i'm pretty sure we all know what i was getting at casebrew.

Did you mean HAZARDOUS chemicals? Like Chlorine, Iodine, Alcohol, maltose, dextrose, isocohumulol, phosphoric acid, calcium carbonate, di-hydrogenated oxygen, acetic acid? Those kinds of chemicals?

Or do you mean that rather than educate yourself about the safety of some substance, you will buy new rather than re-use, and fill the landfills up unneccessarily? I guess some people have more money than time, others have more time than money. We all draw the line at the point of our own choosing. I doubt if any viewer on this list uses only new equipment- pickle buckets for grain transport or primary, used carboys (could have had ANYTHING in them), kitchen pots and pans (see above list, all could be found in your kitchen), re-used bottles. But scaring folks away from CHEMICALS is paranoia.

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

Did you mean HAZARDOUS chemicals? Like Chlorine, Iodine, Alcohol, maltose, dextrose, isocohumulol, phosphoric acid, calcium carbonate, di-hydrogenated oxygen, acetic acid? Those kinds of chemicals?

Or do you mean that rather than educate yourself about the safety of some substance, you will buy new rather than re-use, and fill the landfills up unneccessarily? I guess some people have more money than time, others have more time than money. We all draw the line at the point of our own choosing. I doubt if any viewer on this list uses only new equipment- pickle buckets for grain transport or primary, used carboys (could have had ANYTHING in them), kitchen pots and pans (see above list, all could be found in your kitchen), re-used bottles. But scaring folks away from CHEMICALS is paranoia.

bad day today casebrew? chill bro. my post just meant that i recomend not re-using anything that was used to store chemicals, other than intended for food/beverage use. and, i said that was just me. no paranoia here. i'd just rather spring for a new carboy than use one that's had acetone in it.
i'm sure the members of the forum are intelligent enough to have understood my post.

 

[Darth Konvel]

Easy guys, no need to get jumpy

Generally speeking, it's not a bad idea to be weary of containers that were used for storing potentially hazardous chemicals. That said, since the containers are glass, and acetone is fairly easy to detect if it's in high enough quantities to be harmful, I'd say they'd be okay to use after a thorough cleaning.

 

[Spoonta]

you know that you find astone in toothpaste

 

[cowain]

I wouldn't use a jug that used to house acetone. Especially when you can get food grade plastic containers for not so expensive.

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/category.asp?catalog_name=USPlastic&category_name=25&Page=1