TVarmy
Well-Known Member
Well, I did something really stupid. Last time I brewed, I forgot to throw out the spent grains!
Anyway, I came back to find them moldy, as moist, carbohydrate-laced mixtures are wont to do, and smelling like a landfill. My initial reaction was to cover it in Oxyclean Free and pour hot water on top.
Now the Oxyclean is going to work on eating the mold, and I think the mash tun can be saved. I plan on giving it a few more oxyclean baths and a few thorough rinse. However, I just realized I did this without knowing how to get rid of the Oxyclean-Grain mixture. In retrospect, I should have thrown out the solids first.
It's too wet and heavy to go in the garbage can, and I'd dump it in the woods near my backyard, but I'm worried Oxyclean Free will reap environmental havoc. The MSDS sheet only says that the Oxyclean solution is "not hazardous waste," but that describes a good number of things that I wouldn't want to pour in my backyard!
Any ideas?
Anyway, I came back to find them moldy, as moist, carbohydrate-laced mixtures are wont to do, and smelling like a landfill. My initial reaction was to cover it in Oxyclean Free and pour hot water on top.
Now the Oxyclean is going to work on eating the mold, and I think the mash tun can be saved. I plan on giving it a few more oxyclean baths and a few thorough rinse. However, I just realized I did this without knowing how to get rid of the Oxyclean-Grain mixture. In retrospect, I should have thrown out the solids first.
It's too wet and heavy to go in the garbage can, and I'd dump it in the woods near my backyard, but I'm worried Oxyclean Free will reap environmental havoc. The MSDS sheet only says that the Oxyclean solution is "not hazardous waste," but that describes a good number of things that I wouldn't want to pour in my backyard!
Any ideas?