Might, but I think that there might be a difference in what type and how badly it's scratched that might harbor a potential infection...... except thinking that PET might get scratched more easily and could be less sanitizable.
Stainless steel. A Brew Bucket style SS fermenter is affordable, much easier to clean and durable.
Would it be because something like a 7 gallon fermenter makes it so you wouldn't need a blow-off tube for a 5 gallon batch?They sell a 3 gallon, a 6 gallon, or a 7 gallon.
Go glass or stainless for anything that will be sitting in contact for an extended time with foods, especially liquids, which can more easily absorb chemicals. Personally, I'd rather be safe than sorry with my health, since most of the messaging casting doubt on this science is from big-money oil/plastics industry funding:
"PET plastic (polyethylene terephthalate) is the plastic most commonly used in single-use plastic water bottles. It is BPA free, but PET is also associated with many of the same health risks such as stunted growth, reproduction issues, low energy levels, body balance issues, and inability to process stress."
https://drinkpathwater.com/blogs/news/is-pet-plastic-bpa-freehttps://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2009/04/29/2555698.htm
I use fermonsters but the clamp down lid stainless steel milk can idea seems to be a good one. Slap a gas and liquid post on with a floating dip tube and bingo.
Go glass or stainless for anything that will be sitting in contact for an extended time with foods, especially liquids, which can more easily absorb chemicals. Personally, I'd rather be safe than sorry with my health, since most of the messaging casting doubt on this science is from big-money oil/plastics industry funding:
"PET plastic (polyethylene terephthalate) is the plastic most commonly used in single-use plastic water bottles. It is BPA free, but PET is also associated with many of the same health risks such as stunted growth, reproduction issues, low energy levels, body balance issues, and inability to process stress."
I keep one glass carboy around just for this purpose of extended time fermenter when necessary.
Using stainless I do miss the old days of viewing the fermentation through clear glass. Maybe somebody makes a "fermcam" or some such.
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