Unusmundus
Well-Known Member
Words can't explain just how upset this has made me. I checked on my cream ale yesterday, and all was fine, only to go to keg it today to find a HUGE lacto infection. My sanitizer in my airlock had evaporated (long story, but I know how that happened) , and some how I got a massive infection in just 24 hours. Just WHERE does this stuff come from? Is it just floating around in the air around my home? And how does it come to infect a beer overnight through tiny little holes in a beer that's done fermenting? I thought these things usually occurred pretty early? I just can't express how aggravated I am. This is the FOURTH out of my last FIVE brews this has happened to, and I just can't afford it anymore. I have nearly 3 grand worth of brewing equipment, I spend A LOT of time brewing my beers (8+ hours for an all-grain), hours researching everything brewing related, and this is what fate rewards me with. I have taken all the steps possible to prevent this. My equipment is now 100% glass or stainless, I've bleached down the floors, even parts of the walls in my 'brewing area'... I'm utterly at my 'wits' end, if you'll pardon the pun, and am even considering selling all of my equipment and giving this up....
HELP!
HELP!