Mozart
Well-Known Member
For those with plastic fermenting buckets....
Is some small amount of staining from the wort inevitable? I have a plastic fermenting bucket which, after bottling, I immediately soaked in an OxyClean solution overnight (along with the lid).
After washing with a sponge and rinsing thoroughly, the interior of the bucket appears very lightly stained, and if I stick my head in the bucket, I can detect a very, very light scent of wort. The same is true for the lid if I put my nose right up against it.
Is this just the nature of plastic, that it will invariably stain and pick up some faint aromas?
If so, I'm fine with that, as a glass carboy is simply too heavy for me to move around safely (bum shoulder). If it isn't inevitable, what cleaning procedure should I use beyond soaking for 24 hours?
Cheers!
Is some small amount of staining from the wort inevitable? I have a plastic fermenting bucket which, after bottling, I immediately soaked in an OxyClean solution overnight (along with the lid).
After washing with a sponge and rinsing thoroughly, the interior of the bucket appears very lightly stained, and if I stick my head in the bucket, I can detect a very, very light scent of wort. The same is true for the lid if I put my nose right up against it.
Is this just the nature of plastic, that it will invariably stain and pick up some faint aromas?
If so, I'm fine with that, as a glass carboy is simply too heavy for me to move around safely (bum shoulder). If it isn't inevitable, what cleaning procedure should I use beyond soaking for 24 hours?
Cheers!