Major Foul-Up in my MLT

eschatz · 09-15-2008, 02:53 AM

So I brewed about 5 days ago and everything went as according to schedule. (Biermuncher's 3 Crops)!

However, I accidently forgot to clean out the MLT. I've got a 10 gal rubbermaid circular cooler. I got home tonight and tried to move it and realized it was full!

So I peak inside and it smells like a hooker with a yeast infection! There's some nasty patches of white mold on the top of the grains. I dumped it out and now I'm cleaning it out with 170 F water and some scrubbing with dishwasher deteregent.

Do you think I can put some Oxyclean in that bastard and let it hang overnight? I'm sh!tty at the very least....

**BierMuncher** · 09-15-2008, 02:57 AM

Rotting spent grains smell like a dead whore zombie ass.

Oxyclean and a tsp of bleach should do the trick.

ScoutMan · 09-15-2008, 02:59 AM

Definitely Oxy Clean. Let it soak for a couple of days if you need too. Rinse thoroughly and then sanitize. I let some grain sit a couple of days after a family emergency took me away from a brew session. I wound up using a mild bleach solution to sanitze with, as even oxyclean and star-san wouldn't get rid on the stench completely. Good Luck (Sorry for the repeat BM, too slow on the trigger)

**EdWort** · 09-15-2008, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by eschatz

So I peak inside and it smells like a hooker with a yeast infection!

Bummer dude! I won't even ask how you know it smells the way it does.

Muncher's has the solution.

eschatz · 09-15-2008, 03:13 AM

thanks guys. jesus this sucks!!!!

So mixing bleach and Oxy wont give me headaches and make me pass out? Good to know. That's gotta be a brutal cleaning combo!