Re: Vinegar in plastic bottle?

[Guest guest]

It should always be in a glass bottle - that's why acids are stored in glass

in chemistry class, remember?

CMR

Vinegar in plastic bottle?

>

> I bought some ACV; boiled it and let it cool. I then put it into a spray

> plastic bottle for the convenience of using the spray to disinfect. Was

> wondering if that's O.K. or should it always be in a glass bottle? I

> surely don't want any leached plastic chemicals in my KT. Thanks,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi all:

Here is an excerpt from the Report on Growers.

" The final batch, which was being stored in plastic, had an extremely high

concentration of acetic acid - more than double that of the standard black

tea/white sugar batch. This was not surprising, however, as this solution

was three weeks older than any of the others. It did not show any indication

of the formation or the occurrence in solution of components, other than

those seen in fermentations being carried out in glass. No indication of any

unique toxic products were observed under these conditions. (Author's Note:

We were looking for chemical by-products from the break-down of the plastic

tupperware container. It had been speculated that Kombucha might break-down

the plastic and release toxins into the ferment. No such toxins were found

in the Kombucha fermented in tupperware. We did subsequently note the

presence of such toxins in solutions that had been stored in plastic bags

for an extended period of time. The lesson here is that " baggies " are not a

suitable method for storing Kombucha tea or Kombucha colonies for more than

a few days.)

As most of you have experienced in recent years, it is common for vinegar to

be sold in plastic bottles.

I hope this helps on the topic of plastic and the caution on " baggies " is an

important one.

Mike Roussin

mike@...

Vinegar in plastic bottle?

>I bought some ACV; boiled it and let it cool. I then put it into a spray

>plastic bottle for the convenience of using the spray to disinfect. Was

>wondering if that's O.K. or should it always be in a glass bottle? I

>surely don't want any leached plastic chemicals in my KT. Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Just a note on apple cider vinegar.

Most store bought (at least around here) AVC is pasturized and need not be

boiled, it's already dead.

The only " Live " ACV that I've ever bought was Bragg brand and I had to go to

the heath food store to find it..

If you're just cleaning with it you might as well use white distilled

vinegar, it's cheaper. I get it by the gallon for a couple bucks.

>

> Hi all:

>

> Here is an excerpt from the Report on Growers.

> " The final batch, which was being stored in plastic, had an extremely high

> concentration of acetic acid - more than double that of the standard black

> tea/white sugar batch. This was not surprising, however, as this solution

> was three weeks older than any of the others. It did not show any

> indication

> of the formation or the occurrence in solution of components, other than

> those seen in fermentations being carried out in glass. No indication of

> any

> unique toxic products were observed under these conditions. (Author's

> Note:

> We were looking for chemical by-products from the break-down of the

> plastic

> tupperware container. It had been speculated that Kombucha might

> break-down

> the plastic and release toxins into the ferment. No such toxins were found

> in the Kombucha fermented in tupperware. We did subsequently note the

> presence of such toxins in solutions that had been stored in plastic bags

> for an extended period of time. The lesson here is that " baggies " are not

> a

> suitable method for storing Kombucha tea or Kombucha colonies for more

> than

> a few days.)

>

> As most of you have experienced in recent years, it is common for vinegar

> to

> be sold in plastic bottles.

>

> I hope this helps on the topic of plastic and the caution on " baggies " is

> an

> important one.

>

> Mike Roussin

> mike@...

>

> Vinegar in plastic bottle?

>

>

> >I bought some ACV; boiled it and let it cool. I then put it into a spray

> >plastic bottle for the convenience of using the spray to disinfect. Was

> >wondering if that's O.K. or should it always be in a glass bottle? I

> >surely don't want any leached plastic chemicals in my KT. Thanks,

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I prefer glass myself, but it is true that vinegar is sometimes sold in

plastic. However, the type of plastic does matter. I probably would not

trust the plastic spray bottle for spraying on my KT brew. I think it's

probably fine for use in spraying around counters and stuff. But check the

bottom of the spray bottle. If the plastic is identified you'll be able to

tell if it is food-grade or not... I can't remember the numbers. I know

the number 1 is food grade-- that's the clear plastic that sodas come

in. And I think number 2 is the milk-bottle type. Vinegar is sold in both

of those types of bottles. I think there is one other number that is

considered food grade, but I can't remember it.

--V

At 02:08 PM 2/8/2006, you wrote:

>I bought some ACV; boiled it and let it cool. I then put it into a spray

>plastic bottle for the convenience of using the spray to disinfect. Was

>wondering if that's O.K. or should it always be in a glass bottle? I

>surely don't want any leached plastic chemicals in my KT. Thanks,

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