Polymath
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Hello All,
At the minute I have a setup where there is several demi's in my house full of sterilising fluid. When I do a re-rack, I will tip it out of the first Demi into a washing up bowl, add a touch more powder and use that to sterilise stuff. Then I clean and use the "fresh" demi as it is. But then the "unclean" demi (Say for example that I just racked out of). Well I then put the sterilising fluid from a 3rd "fresh" demi into this one. Seal it up for a few days in the expectation that it will sterilise that as well.
However, it appears that sterilising fluid has a lifespan. It only works for about 24 hours, eats up/kills the little germies (thats germs, not Germans!) then that's done. Suggests to me that my current system isn't going to work for much longer.
My dad (an older homebrewer from 10 years back) suggested the following. Clean one demi normally, pour it then into the next demi, a touch more powder. Then put an airlock on the first demi, some sterilising fluid into the airlock, and this will keep the first demi secure. You can then "reuse" the fluid several times within a few hours for a whole load of Demi's.
Complicated question, but is my dads technique here correct. Is this something people actively do with Demi's? Its also the longest process at the minute for me.
On the plus side, another two wines tonight started. A Wurzel Rose, and a erm 3 Juicer (Pineapple, WGJ & Apple). 2 Re-racks and I told one of my Demi's off for pissing itself all over the floor at the start of the week. A successful night ...
At the minute I have a setup where there is several demi's in my house full of sterilising fluid. When I do a re-rack, I will tip it out of the first Demi into a washing up bowl, add a touch more powder and use that to sterilise stuff. Then I clean and use the "fresh" demi as it is. But then the "unclean" demi (Say for example that I just racked out of). Well I then put the sterilising fluid from a 3rd "fresh" demi into this one. Seal it up for a few days in the expectation that it will sterilise that as well.
However, it appears that sterilising fluid has a lifespan. It only works for about 24 hours, eats up/kills the little germies (thats germs, not Germans!) then that's done. Suggests to me that my current system isn't going to work for much longer.
My dad (an older homebrewer from 10 years back) suggested the following. Clean one demi normally, pour it then into the next demi, a touch more powder. Then put an airlock on the first demi, some sterilising fluid into the airlock, and this will keep the first demi secure. You can then "reuse" the fluid several times within a few hours for a whole load of Demi's.
Complicated question, but is my dads technique here correct. Is this something people actively do with Demi's? Its also the longest process at the minute for me.
On the plus side, another two wines tonight started. A Wurzel Rose, and a erm 3 Juicer (Pineapple, WGJ & Apple). 2 Re-racks and I told one of my Demi's off for pissing itself all over the floor at the start of the week. A successful night ...