The Kolsch-style brew

After the fated carboy crack-up Danny and I went to the Thirsty Brewer in Baldwin Thursday to pick up ingredients. The guy that mans the helm there assured us that brewing in the big 6 1/2 gallon plastic bucket was the way to go and that worrying about blowing off the the top was a myth (something about people saying the bitter hops needed to be shed, bla bla). He said the word is that plastic is susceptible to scratches and therefore a haven for more bacteria, but said "if you can't keep your equipment sanitary - you should quit brewing". Same advice goes for being in the adult film industry:). We still have the batch set up for blow off since we're using a 5 gallon which then becomes a necessity (which our TB friend agreed). The wort smelled good; Danny has some pictures of what still could be the 'Doomed Brew'. Cross your fingers....