brewingbarrister
Well-Known Member
The reason I ask is that I let mine soak in water and bleach solution and it now has a few small green spots. Will this impart any off flavors in my wort? Thanks!
The reason I ask is that I let mine soak in water and bleach solution
To make it shiny before using rub it down with an acidic solution like Star San or distilled vinegar.
Making it shiny removes the oxide layer from the surface of the chiller, leaching more of the copper into the beer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_toxicity
Also
http://***********/stories/projects...d-it-yourself/1149-metallurgy-for-homebrewers
I understand that, but I took it as the original poster was concerned with having a clean and probably shiny chiller. Even if you don't clean the oxide pre-use the wort has a low enough pH to do it anyway.
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