Reuse photochemical bottles for beer?

[BetterSense]

I have 3 Grolsch bottles I've been using to hold photographic fixer (ammonium thiosulfate with dissolved metallic silver). I decided they would be better used for beer. If I wash them out good and replace the gaskets, shouldn't they be perfectly fine for food? I'm pretty sure they should clean up perfectly fine, but I don't want to do something stupid.

 

[day_trippr]

Well, in spite of all the scary sounding chemical names none of that is actually considered a health risk, and the ammonium thiosulfate is readily soluble in water. So, sure, do a good job of cleaning the bottles, perhaps consider replacing the closure gaskets, and you should be good to re-purpose those bottles...

Cheers!

 

[Owenbrau]

So long as you haven't been using it for stop-bath...

 

[insubordinateK]

Why!? Bottles are cheap, silver is toxic. Just buy another sixer and you have double the amount of "clean" bottles.

I wouldn't do it.

 

[seattleducati]

I'm going to side with insubordinatek on this one. Bottle's are cheap compared to coming out looking like a smurf! Google image search "Colloidal Silver" to see what I'm talking about

 

[BetterSense]

Yeah but I mean, I can wash the bottles out with bleach, soap, water, and a bottle brush. It's not like there's going to be anything left in there. It seems like if the silver plated onto the glass or something, you would be able to see it. We're talking about chemicals that I work with for hours with bare hands. If I accidentally drop my tongs and a drop splashes into my mouth it's not like I'm going to die. And there should be less than a drop left in the bottles for sure. My wife is all "no you are going to die" but I hate waste good bottles.

 

[JRems]

You will be fine. Use the bottles. I'm sure worse things have been in kegs before we have got them for homebrew use, and I don't see anyone complaining about that. I have seen cornies used for pesticides and chemical cleaning agents, who knows what was inside before we use them.

 

[insubordinateK]

You will be fine. Use the bottles. I'm sure worse things have been in kegs before we have got them for homebrew use, and I don't see anyone complaining about that. I have seen cornies used for pesticides and chemical cleaning agents, who knows what was inside before we use them.

What!? I was betting on coke or pepsi as that is the smell I get when I buy a used keg.

So this guy's reasoning is that it should be safe because he has seen pesticides in cornies....think about that one.