I've been using clear plastic pitchers to drain and recirculate my mash for years. I open the mashtun spigot, pour wort into my pitcher and pour it back on to my mash, manually and continually for about 20 cycles. Been doing this for 6 years with the same pitcher. I use a rubbermaid cooler to mash.
My wife sees me doing this the other day and says, "Wow you really shouldn't be using that pitcher because it is loaded with BPA."
Great. Paranoia achieved.
The clear hard plastic pitcher does not have any numbers on the bottom. I have no idea where it was purchased.
Let's say the pitcher has BPA in it. If I'm leaching BPA into my wort preboil, when I boil it does the boil neutralize or somehow destroy the BPA?
Or am I really leaching BPA into my wort? I mean, the mash temp is pretty warm...
My wife sees me doing this the other day and says, "Wow you really shouldn't be using that pitcher because it is loaded with BPA."
Great. Paranoia achieved.
The clear hard plastic pitcher does not have any numbers on the bottom. I have no idea where it was purchased.
Let's say the pitcher has BPA in it. If I'm leaching BPA into my wort preboil, when I boil it does the boil neutralize or somehow destroy the BPA?
Or am I really leaching BPA into my wort? I mean, the mash temp is pretty warm...