ReenaRibena
New Member
Hi everyone, I'm new here so please forgive me if this question has already been asked and answered.
I read somewhere a while ago about various types of plastic that are food safe, and those that aren't. One of the things I've seen is people saying it's a big no no for using things such as water buts because of the chemicals from the plastic leaching out into the brew ect.
I was in my local B&Q store the other week and notice they do a 210L water but for around ã25, brilliant I thought, then I remembered reading that you can't because the plastic isn't food safe. So... I was reading somewhere today and came across a website which gives a list of food safe plastic, PP, PETE, LDPE and HDPE. Now I've noticed from the B&Q website that their water butt, the one I was looking at is made of 100% HDPE, the one listed as food safe. I could be wrong, but am I right or wrong in thinking that if it's made from HDPE plastic then it can indeed be used? Save an awful lot of money, as well as making a big brew too. Thanx :)
I read somewhere a while ago about various types of plastic that are food safe, and those that aren't. One of the things I've seen is people saying it's a big no no for using things such as water buts because of the chemicals from the plastic leaching out into the brew ect.
I was in my local B&Q store the other week and notice they do a 210L water but for around ã25, brilliant I thought, then I remembered reading that you can't because the plastic isn't food safe. So... I was reading somewhere today and came across a website which gives a list of food safe plastic, PP, PETE, LDPE and HDPE. Now I've noticed from the B&Q website that their water butt, the one I was looking at is made of 100% HDPE, the one listed as food safe. I could be wrong, but am I right or wrong in thinking that if it's made from HDPE plastic then it can indeed be used? Save an awful lot of money, as well as making a big brew too. Thanx :)