How many people are currently using bucket primaries?

[Pewter_of_Deodar]

Medsen,
Actually, my bucket it brand new, and well cleaned, since I always clean & sanitize it every time I make or move something, just in case I need the space. But, they have both separately asked me about a plastic taste they detected, so I decided not to go that route anymore. Besides, I can see what's going on, and I like that. :usa2:

I have friends that can taste the plastic in a batch as well without being told how the batch was fermented. I am not going to stop using plastic but I may limit the time in the plastic to a minimum even though my taste buds are not sensitive enough to notice a difference...

I clean my fermenter pretty thoroughly when I am done with it, as well as allowing it to set full of water for a day or two, then sterilize it and sometimes have to repeat the process since I can still smell the last batch in it. Once I get the smell of the old batch out of it, I can usually smell the "plastic" smell.

So for now I will use the plastic when I have fruits to deal with and change over to glass when I rack off the fruits... Aeration in glass doesn't seem to be a problem for me...