HELP!! I stored 2.5 gallon keg in my fermenting bucket

[sleepspeaking]

And now the bucket reeks of rubber from the keg's top and bottom rubber footings.
:smack::smack::smack:
Is that gonna ruin my fermenting bucket the same way using a garden hose for water would? Or will it air out?

 

[PlexVector]

I would start with a long hot PBW soak. (but not too hot for the plastic) If that does not work, then get a big bag of baking soda and make a strong warm solution of that for a long soak. then follow up with another PBW soak, and then a star san soak.

 

[Fedora]

If that fails, sunlight will remove odors from plastic... over time. Just set it outside in the sun till the smell is gone. It works.

 

[PlexVector]

^^^^^^I miss clothes lines...

 

[lumpher]

Sounds like you need another fermenting bucket. Not necessarily because of this, but everyone needs at least 6

 

[sleepspeaking]

Just to provide a little thread closure, it took (in order) a day soak in oxyclean, day in starsan, three day hot soak in oxyclean, day in the sun, 4 day soak in starsan, and now you pretty much can't smell it.

I think the sun worked the most.

 

[Ewow]

I appreciate thread closure! Thanks for the info!

 

[Fedora]

Just to provide a little thread closure, it took (in order) a day soak in oxyclean, day in starsan, three day hot soak in oxyclean, day in the sun, 4 day soak in starsan, and now you pretty much can't smell it.

I think the sun worked the most.

Told ya it works! Glad to hear you got it out.