Is This Ok To Ferment In?

[Greg2013]

Consultancy service was provided for the usual fee
Answer is no but interesting trend seen in the US where they use liners for brewing, when brew finished just dump entire bag.

Looks like some people don't even bother sanitise the bags. Despite the concerns over the environment it seems a convenient & effective way to reduce issues with sanitation of plastic fermenters. Can appreciate the time savings & removing the requirement to use cleaning products such as vwp + gallons of bot water might actually be better for Tue environment. No reason why bag could not become a bin liner for general waste use after brewing is finished. Great idea & thanks for sharing CH.

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Shanna

The only issue i would have with this is would the bag itself be food safe plastic ? I am referring now to the clear bin liner type bags we used to use for recycling,i don't know what they were made of but it probably was not Hdpe ?

[Leann ull]

Bags are LDPE if they are transparent and no colours they are probably 90% ok as only a very rare volume don't  have the approvals.
The recycling bags are not recommended as they are made from recycled products.
You need to sanitise all as they are not produced in a clean room environment.

[Greg2013]

Ok so long as they are clear and not made from recycled plastic they should be ok ?

[Leann ull]

Yep