goodhead20
New Member
Hello - this is my first post here and I would like a bit of advice.
I got into basic brewing using kits and two plastic pressure bottles about 5 years ago and it was going mostly ok. I was doing it mostly because it is cheaper than buying beer from the supermarket. I'm a bit of a tightwad. :)
But then I had a brew that went off - vinegar taste - about 20 pints through. So I chucked it and bought a brush from the local brew shop and gave the inside a bit of a scrub with sanitiser. The next batch was even worse - it went off almost straight away. A really horrible vinegar taste. And I gave up about a year ago. Couldn't bring myself to look at it, let alone drink it, and it sat there for a year. I bought Banks bottled bitter instead for 89p a bottle at Aldi.
But today I was clearing out the utility room and thought maybe I should have another go. I drained the year old beer - which by now smells like pure vinegar.
My question is - is the barrel probably beyond redemption? Could I conceivably give it a really good clean inside and rejuvenate it. Or should I just chuck it away and start over. I do actually have another plastic barrel which was ok and could just use that. But I don't like throwing things away.
Any advice appreciated. Remember I am extremely tight fisted, so am ideally after practical cheap advice! :)
Thanks in advance.
I got into basic brewing using kits and two plastic pressure bottles about 5 years ago and it was going mostly ok. I was doing it mostly because it is cheaper than buying beer from the supermarket. I'm a bit of a tightwad. :)
But then I had a brew that went off - vinegar taste - about 20 pints through. So I chucked it and bought a brush from the local brew shop and gave the inside a bit of a scrub with sanitiser. The next batch was even worse - it went off almost straight away. A really horrible vinegar taste. And I gave up about a year ago. Couldn't bring myself to look at it, let alone drink it, and it sat there for a year. I bought Banks bottled bitter instead for 89p a bottle at Aldi.
But today I was clearing out the utility room and thought maybe I should have another go. I drained the year old beer - which by now smells like pure vinegar.
My question is - is the barrel probably beyond redemption? Could I conceivably give it a really good clean inside and rejuvenate it. Or should I just chuck it away and start over. I do actually have another plastic barrel which was ok and could just use that. But I don't like throwing things away.
Any advice appreciated. Remember I am extremely tight fisted, so am ideally after practical cheap advice! :)
Thanks in advance.