infected bucket, is it worth saving?

[electric_beer]

Hey guys.

I've been brewing for quite some time and I got my first infection. It was in a plastic bucket. Possibly from the gasket or the rubber stopepr I used. Do you think if I oxiclean soak and then bleach it that I can still use it? Or should I cut my losses and ditch that sucker?

I don't really want to buy another fermentor, but I like having multiple batches going at once...

Anyone have any good advise on cleaning an infected fermentor?

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

You can use liners for the bucket. Reynolds turkey bags.

Get some Star San and just let the gaskets, stoppers, etc.... soak in sanitizer for a while.

If the bucket isn't scratched there is no reason to assume it will infect future batches so long as your cleaning and sanitization methods are proper.

 

[Sawdustguy]

You guys will climb all over me but for $10 max, I would chit can the old bucket.

 

[homebeerbrewer]

Keep the bucket, use it for something else besides fermentation. Spend the few bucks on a new one for that.

 

[avidhomebrewer]

If it isn't scratched, soak it in some bleach solution for a couple of days.

 

[Surly]

I am with Sawdustguy and homebeerbrewer. Deal with it on another level.