Should I soak my bucket?

[joe6pack]

I emptied my 6 gal bucket fermenter yesterday (by bottling.) I washed it out thoroughly with soap and water, and then sprayed it down with starsan. However it still smells like beer. Should I soak this bucket for a few hours or overnight? Or will the smell not hurt it?

Forgot to mention I would like to brew tonight, but I can wait til tomorrow.

 

[StevieG]

The smell won't hurt your beer but if you want to get rid of the smell, soak in OxiClean over night and you will be good to go. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

 

[joe6pack]

Thanks StevieG, that's the answer I was hoping for. If I was going to store it for a while, I'd probably try to get the smell out, but since I'm going to put more beer into it tonight, I didn't see much point.

 

[ifishsum]

Don't worry about it, I don't think you'll ever get the smell out anyway. What's it gonna do, make your beer smell like beer? Just be sure it's clean and sanitized and you're good to go.

 

[mttewes]

There is a thread from today about this subject posted in the Equipment section. It's basically saying what has been said before...

 

[joe6pack]

Oops, sorry about the repeat question then. There's a lot of territory to cover on this forum!

 

[IrregularPulse]

as stated, just use it this time, then oxiclean it maybe when you clear it out again.