yashicamat
Well-Known Member
I made myself a copper wort immersion chiller which I used for the first time today. I had cleaned it with VWP sanitising solution, then rinsed thoroughly. What bothers me is that the whole coil was slightly dull when it went in (as you'd expect from unpolished metal) but when it came out of the wort, especially the base (where the cold water enters), was quite shiney. Now this suggests to me that something in the wort has stripped the oxidation off the coil but more worryingly that is presumably in my beer now.
I pitched a freshly washed Wyeast Brit Ale II into it and it's bubbling away happily after only a few hours, but I am worried that the flavour might have been effected. I realise that only time will tell on this, but does anyone know of this situation? Is it something of nothing?
Thanks.
I pitched a freshly washed Wyeast Brit Ale II into it and it's bubbling away happily after only a few hours, but I am worried that the flavour might have been effected. I realise that only time will tell on this, but does anyone know of this situation? Is it something of nothing?
Thanks.