zodiak3000
Well-Known Member
2 year old primary bucket. ive tried 24hr soaks with pbw and the hop/yeast smell still lingers. can this carry over into the final product of my batches?
Probably. Your best bet would be to find a new use for that bucket. (Cleaning/sanitizing pale, grain holder ect) and get yourself a new fermentor, glass carboy maybe?
No but, the biggest concern I have with plastic is how easy it scratches and the whole contamination factor. Trade off being that carboys are a little more difficult to deal with...
Same here, my wife gave me one for Christmas in 1992. I still have my original bucket, plus 2 I bought in 1998 and I use them a lot more than my glass carboys.I bought two pails in 1993 when I started brewing and they are both still in use. I suppose its an extreme example, but plastic has a half life much longer than ours. Also, if you don't have an obvious contamination problem, they are pretty resilient.
Don't worry about the odor. Its a fermenter not your shampoo, although some beers smell so good it should be!
No but, the biggest concern I have with plastic is how easy it scratches and the whole contamination factor. Trade off being that carboys are a little more difficult to deal with...
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