1. "supposed" to be. Not good enough for me.From what I've read any plastic container marked with the 2 in the triangle of arrows is supposed to be food safe, I mean if it can hold chemicals safely it should do fine wouldn't you think? It's a 10.6 gallon container, really hard to pass up that size of a container for a primary.
IMO, those sites are wrong. HDPE and recycling code 2 do not mean food grade. The pail might be food grade, might not.well from what I've found out it is supposed to be food grade from whats stamped on the bucket itself it has that it is HDPE and has the arrow triangle with a 2 in it which all the sites I've seen says that means it's food grade safe for liquidsand chemicals I may be wrong but don't think so either way I'll look into it more.
........I have some 3 US gallon pails that I got from an ice cream shop. So like winemaker_3352, I understand their heritage. But even then, I try to watch the flavours that I get, nothing too strong or possibly annoying.
Steve
No icecream could be strong or annoying. The fat is like a flavor pillow that makes it all taste GOOD!
No icecream could be strong or annoying. The fat is like a flavor pillow that makes it all taste GOOD!
ok I've found a place to get some buckets that are food grade in fact had vinegar and cider and even icing in them so won't need to use the unsure one thanks for all the info.
Icing fine, cider good, but I would avoid the vinegar one personally. It might be OK, but you'll never convince me.
Of course, if you're planning to make some wine vinegar.....
Steve
Hi, please look at this doc about characteristics of HDPE plastic. Thanks
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