This isn't so much a problem but just a funny thing that happened last night. My wife got me a Brewers Best RIS kit for Christmas. I felt that the dry yeast pack might not be enough for a big beer like this so I made a starter with the dry yeast. Then I thought well hey I better double pitch...
Thanks for the tips. I bought some PWB and am going to soak everything in it tonight. Saturday morning I'll be brewing up my next batch. I'll fill my other bucket up with starsan and water and keep that on hand during the whole process for soaking anything I need to.
Yeah I don't wipe it or rinse it. I just leave it but I think I have been spraying and not soaking enough.
I'm going to make a check list with some of the ideas people have given and go through that on my next brew day.
Well this is what I'm hoping! ha This beer/cider had no sour taste last night at all. It actually was a little bitter but the recipe called for 2oz of hops.
The pumpkin ale though does have a sour taste. It bottled the pumpkin one and there is a white crust at the top of all of the bottles...
Thanks for the tips guys. I'm making a list of the different suggestions.
I have been using the White Labs vials to make a yeast starter in flask so no dirty scissors are involved. ha I soak the flask in starsan before putting anything in it.
The measuring cup I use is plastic. I don't...
Well everything that comes in contact I use antibacterial soup and hot water to clean everything, then after that I took almost boiling water and bleach to everything. Then I used a spray bottle of starsan on the bucket, lid, airlock. I only opened this one twice. A few days ago it looked...
So I put up a post a while ago about a pumpkin ale that I did that appeared to get a lacto infection. I have it bottle and it's a little sour but I think with age it will turn out good.
This is a recipe from Austin Home brew which is a cider but with specialty grains and hops. It's been in...