ATTN CHEMISTS:
I recently purchased a 50 ft Immersion Chiller from the internet and used it to brew a 5 gallon batch of beer. I had thought that I had cleaned it very well and that it was devoid of all manufacturing oils, but I am afraid it was not.
After brewing I noticed some thick, congealed globs of oil that were stuck to the coil when I had finished. There was also about a 1/8 inch darker layer of what I think may be oil on top of my five gallon fermenter. I wanted to die, but I kept going on with the process. The primary fermentation went great. During racking I left most, if not all, of this top layer behind. It has been fermenting for about 2 weeks now, the yeast are doing their thing, and its bubbling away. I also tasted it and it is quite delicious...
Does anyone know anything about commonly used manufacturing oils? Are they mostly immiscible so that as long as I leave don't syphon the top layer all is well? Or will trace amounts of these manufacturing oil be in the beer? Am I OK in risking drinking my beer, or should I be safe and scrap it?
I would be so happy if anyone could shed some light on this. I want this beer to be done by Christmas and I might have to reorder everything and rebrew.
I recently purchased a 50 ft Immersion Chiller from the internet and used it to brew a 5 gallon batch of beer. I had thought that I had cleaned it very well and that it was devoid of all manufacturing oils, but I am afraid it was not.
After brewing I noticed some thick, congealed globs of oil that were stuck to the coil when I had finished. There was also about a 1/8 inch darker layer of what I think may be oil on top of my five gallon fermenter. I wanted to die, but I kept going on with the process. The primary fermentation went great. During racking I left most, if not all, of this top layer behind. It has been fermenting for about 2 weeks now, the yeast are doing their thing, and its bubbling away. I also tasted it and it is quite delicious...
Does anyone know anything about commonly used manufacturing oils? Are they mostly immiscible so that as long as I leave don't syphon the top layer all is well? Or will trace amounts of these manufacturing oil be in the beer? Am I OK in risking drinking my beer, or should I be safe and scrap it?
I would be so happy if anyone could shed some light on this. I want this beer to be done by Christmas and I might have to reorder everything and rebrew.