beerrepository
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So I was doing my first all grain batch, which didn't go well but that is another story, and at the end day, consumed with frustration, I did something so completely stupid. I left the grain in the mash tun. For a long time.
When I opened it I almost lost it. It was something I had never smelled before. Like spoiled vegetables mixed with gasoline. I cleaned out the mash tun and then gave it a 24 hour bath in very hot water and OxyClean. That got rid of all the stains but the faint smell still lingers. I have it soaking again now, but I am starting to wonder if I should just throw in the towel and rebuild this thing. My fittings should still be fine.
What do you guys think? Its a coleman 72 quart, but not the extreme so I think it loses a lot of heat, but I don't have anything to compare it to. When I calibrated it with Beer Tools Pro, it lost 5 degrees after 5 minutes and 14 degrees after 65.
When I opened it I almost lost it. It was something I had never smelled before. Like spoiled vegetables mixed with gasoline. I cleaned out the mash tun and then gave it a 24 hour bath in very hot water and OxyClean. That got rid of all the stains but the faint smell still lingers. I have it soaking again now, but I am starting to wonder if I should just throw in the towel and rebuild this thing. My fittings should still be fine.
What do you guys think? Its a coleman 72 quart, but not the extreme so I think it loses a lot of heat, but I don't have anything to compare it to. When I calibrated it with Beer Tools Pro, it lost 5 degrees after 5 minutes and 14 degrees after 65.