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I just finished my first ferment, and I read a few posts about people soaking their primarys with bleach, is it OK to soak a plastic bucket primary? I don't want to contaminate the plastic...

Also, my wife made a batch of Maine mussels in my stainless wort pot. :eek: I cleaned it (soap and water) immediately after she was done, it didn't retain any smell. (and told her, no touchy the beer supplies!) Do I need to do anything special to stainless to make sure a nasty clam smell/taste doesn't make it into my next batch?

Thanks!!
Kelly
 
Yes, bleach is fine for buckets, just rinse really, really well. The buckets tend to get a little stained and retain a bit of odor, both of which are easily taken care of with a bleach solution.

As to the stainless pot, as long as it's clean, you're fine. And remember - you've got to keep SWMBO on your side in these endeavors, don't piss her off. Wives can be great and helpful and supportive like mine, or make beermaking a guilt-ridden, miserable process.

And are you really complaining that she cooked you up a batch of mussels? :confused:
 
the_bird said:
Yes, bleach is fine for buckets, just rinse really, really well. The buckets tend to get a little stained and retain a bit of odor, both of which are easily taken care of with a bleach solution.

As to the stainless pot, as long as it's clean, you're fine. And remember - you've got to keep SWMBO on your side in these endeavors, don't piss her off. Wives can be great and helpful and supportive like mine, or make beermaking a guilt-ridden, miserable process.

And are you really complaining that she cooked you up a batch of mussels? :confused:
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Thanks for the info, and the mussels we not for me, which does leave me some room to complain! ;)
 
Wasn't there a recipe for some kind of clam beer? Maybe that's what you need to brew next. ucccccccky!! And to think that people look down on fruit in beer. :confused:

My wife just used my stainless pot to make oreo balls for Christmas (oreo, cream cheese, p-b chips...ground, rolled, dipped in chocolate). Maybe my next batch should be a chocolate stout. lol
 
fezzman said:
My wife just used my stainless pot to make oreo balls for Christmas (oreo, cream cheese, p-b chips...ground, rolled, dipped in chocolate).
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So what is the rest of the recipie?? (I am addicted to oreos.. they are more likely the cause of my beer belly than the beer is)

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