...the pocket and ego!
I am experiencing batch after batch of, I think infected beer; it certainly isn't drinkable! It has a slight TCP/ very sour taste,even after leaving for some months. In fact leaving it seems to make it worse, leading me to think that an infection is getting in somewhere.
I clean with sodium percarbonate, rinse it and then star san everything. I never used to have any problems, but since switching to using stainless steel for everything (to make cleaning and strilizing easier!), Grainfther for brewing up, I've had nothing but problems.
My routine is: hot water to dissolve percarbonate, more water to cool slightly (about 5 litres of fluid in total), shake and or wipe all surfaces with solution,leave for 10 minutes or so, rinse once or twice and finally spray with Star San, leave for one minute and drain before using.
As the problem seems to have started with using percarb to clean, I am starting to wonder if the problem is the percarbonate after all? I used to use brewcleans or similar, and had few, if any problems ( and with far less 'sophisticated' equipment).Since using oxi clean, then 'pure' sodium percarbonate, my spoiled batches have increased from none to a considerable amount!
Any and all advice greatfully received! Or if not there may soon be a grainfather and an awful lot of equipment up for sale!:-o:-o
I am experiencing batch after batch of, I think infected beer; it certainly isn't drinkable! It has a slight TCP/ very sour taste,even after leaving for some months. In fact leaving it seems to make it worse, leading me to think that an infection is getting in somewhere.
I clean with sodium percarbonate, rinse it and then star san everything. I never used to have any problems, but since switching to using stainless steel for everything (to make cleaning and strilizing easier!), Grainfther for brewing up, I've had nothing but problems.
My routine is: hot water to dissolve percarbonate, more water to cool slightly (about 5 litres of fluid in total), shake and or wipe all surfaces with solution,leave for 10 minutes or so, rinse once or twice and finally spray with Star San, leave for one minute and drain before using.
As the problem seems to have started with using percarb to clean, I am starting to wonder if the problem is the percarbonate after all? I used to use brewcleans or similar, and had few, if any problems ( and with far less 'sophisticated' equipment).Since using oxi clean, then 'pure' sodium percarbonate, my spoiled batches have increased from none to a considerable amount!
Any and all advice greatfully received! Or if not there may soon be a grainfather and an awful lot of equipment up for sale!:-o:-o