WLP670 Question

hbhudy said:

I keep all my gear clean and sanitized,, but wanted to know if I should have separate brew gear for this yeast?? If I read everything correctly it looks like there is no bacteria funk in this mix but rather only yeasty (which should be able to be okay with good sanitation).. Am I missing something??

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SeraW said:

I'm of the opposite opinion. Just sanitize well, it'll go away. Brewed a Dubbel on the same PET carboy and bottling equipment after a Farmhouse Ale with 670, and the Brett didn't transfer, no signs of infection, no flavor carryover, no funk. Good ol' StarSan.

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bovineblitz said:

I'd say clean well, then sanitize well. Cleaning is more important, sanitizing is just insurance.

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SeraW said:

That kinda goes without saying, doesn't it? If it's not clean, sanitizing doesn't do jack. Cleaning well but missing something in your sanitizing, though, will probably be the bigger problem here, because the unwanted yeast could still be alive.

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bovineblitz said:

In theory, cleaning well should give a sanitary result. Sanitizing should really be unnecessary, it's more insurance against insects and dust than a 'final cleaning step'.

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sweetcell said:

i agree that sanitizing is not cleaning, and cleaning is not sanitizing... but i don't agree that cleaning will result in a sanitary surface and that a second sanitizing step is unnecessary. maybe in theory, sure... but we live in practice

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