guitarguy6
Well-Known Member
So after years of brewing without any infections I've had 2 in a row. Earlier today I went to check on a brown ale I bottled last week and although the sample I had at bottling was delicious there is a white film on top of the beer in every bottle. I've replaced pretty much everything that is plastic and soaked my glass carboys in bleach.
I always bottle or keg in my basement. Is it possible it's something in my basement causing these infections?
How much bleach should I be adding per 6 gallon glass carboy? My plan is to soak them all again with bleach for 24 hours. Rinse super well, soak with pbw, rinse again and then star san them. I'm going to go through all my equipment and make sure all my plastic stuff has been replaced. What's surprising is my brown ale went, into a new bottling bucket with a new auto siphon and bottling wand.
I always keep my star san solution in the same plastic bucket and it gets replaced every 3-4 weeks. Could this be the problem? I'm going to replace that bucket as well just in case.
I always bottle or keg in my basement. Is it possible it's something in my basement causing these infections?
How much bleach should I be adding per 6 gallon glass carboy? My plan is to soak them all again with bleach for 24 hours. Rinse super well, soak with pbw, rinse again and then star san them. I'm going to go through all my equipment and make sure all my plastic stuff has been replaced. What's surprising is my brown ale went, into a new bottling bucket with a new auto siphon and bottling wand.
I always keep my star san solution in the same plastic bucket and it gets replaced every 3-4 weeks. Could this be the problem? I'm going to replace that bucket as well just in case.