Hey Cats,
I make cider and other brews in my glass carbouys. My sister wants to make a simple cider soon, and right after having this conversation with her, I found two 5-gallon plastic water jugs in the recycling area of her apartment building.
They were used for water, the typical sort that sits neck-down in one of those familiar water coolers. They are clear, but held up to the light there is a slilght blue tint to the plastic. The label on the bottom says "Food Grade", along with some numbers.
Yeah, I know it would be best to go get some glass carbouys, but for a first time project, do you think using these plastic water jugs as a primary fermenter (no long storage) would be ok? If anything in the plastic were going to leach into the cider, I would assume they wouldn't be using these for drinking water. (We don't plan on boiling anything)
Thanks for any thoughts...
I make cider and other brews in my glass carbouys. My sister wants to make a simple cider soon, and right after having this conversation with her, I found two 5-gallon plastic water jugs in the recycling area of her apartment building.
They were used for water, the typical sort that sits neck-down in one of those familiar water coolers. They are clear, but held up to the light there is a slilght blue tint to the plastic. The label on the bottom says "Food Grade", along with some numbers.
Yeah, I know it would be best to go get some glass carbouys, but for a first time project, do you think using these plastic water jugs as a primary fermenter (no long storage) would be ok? If anything in the plastic were going to leach into the cider, I would assume they wouldn't be using these for drinking water. (We don't plan on boiling anything)
Thanks for any thoughts...