I have a cheap 'Real Ale' kit in a secondary for about 2-3 weeks now. I've been checking every 2-3 days or so at this point, mostly because I have a wheat beer experiment in the primary right next to it.
Thing is, I found a small bug in the air lock and I don't know how long it's been there. The last time I had beer in the secondary I had some draw back (when the AC came on?), so I switch from boiled water to sanitizer (one step - hydrogen peroxide). According to the instructions, the sanitizer is only effective for 12 hours after it's mixed but figure it's better than boiled water.
I removed the airlock and swapped it out for another, filling with more sanitizer. But when I removed it I put it in a coffee much while playing with the second airlock. When I looked back, some of the fluid from the contaminated lock drained into the mug. So I'm assuming once I remove the airlock, some fluid dripped into my beer. If fact it was a bit of a fight to get it out, so it's probable.
The bug-ish fluid still smelled quite sweet. This a lost cause or is there hope?
Thing is, I found a small bug in the air lock and I don't know how long it's been there. The last time I had beer in the secondary I had some draw back (when the AC came on?), so I switch from boiled water to sanitizer (one step - hydrogen peroxide). According to the instructions, the sanitizer is only effective for 12 hours after it's mixed but figure it's better than boiled water.
I removed the airlock and swapped it out for another, filling with more sanitizer. But when I removed it I put it in a coffee much while playing with the second airlock. When I looked back, some of the fluid from the contaminated lock drained into the mug. So I'm assuming once I remove the airlock, some fluid dripped into my beer. If fact it was a bit of a fight to get it out, so it's probable.
The bug-ish fluid still smelled quite sweet. This a lost cause or is there hope?
