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So could you just mix the wort and pitch the yeast in the big fermenter and THEN scoop out a satellite jug full of what's already mixed......instead of making a seperate mix, which could be slightly different?

what do you mean and what is a satellite test bottle?

a bit off topic but I realised something I was going to buy some Star san to use as a sanitizer so that I wouldn't have to rinse with tap water which could possibly have bacteria in it.......but I never planned to use anything but tap water to fill up the fermenter when I use a premixed beer...

so...apart from rubbing the threads with sanitiser, and maybe a spounge or cloth, there is no way to soak the threads unless you use a bath tub or have a reall big sink? :cross: what about not removing the spigot at all? would that seal out the bacteria? Surely if beer can't get out through...

I hear everyone say just mix up a chemical cleaning solution and slush it around in the container or let it soak to clean it. What about cleaning the threads on the tap and the threads on the plastic fermenter? Do you unscrew the tap and scrub both threads with a spounge and cleaning...

Another question - what chemical should I use to clean all the crud in the fermenter after I bottle my beer. Something that you can put your hand in with a soft spounge and srub? Can I use sodium metabisulphate for this (cos I already bought some - before I heard about "Star san"). ( But I...

My first brewing. If you sanitise the brewing container and then rinse it with tap water. Can there be bacteria in the tap water rinse that can cause infection? I rinsed with tap water but didn't dry the container, I just shook out as much water as i could and then mixed the beer kit in. Are...