I do. Have not a big sink to use sadly. Guess I can clean the showerhead along with the other though.
BBC NEWS | Health | Taking showers 'can make you ill'
BBC NEWS | Health | Taking showers 'can make you ill'
When you have water coming out of that thing at 160-170 degrees...I think that may kill alot of those bacterium's.
...Examples include, but are not limited to, Bacillus and Clostridium.
The primary function of most endospores is to ensure the survival of a bacterium through periods of environmental stress. They are therefore resistant to ultraviolet and gamma radiation, desiccation, lysozyme, temperature, starvation, and chemical disinfectants. Endospores are commonly found in soil and water, where they may survive for long periods of time. Some bacteria produce exospores or cysts instead.
Reactivation
Reactivation of the endospore occurs when conditions are more favourable and involves activation, germination, and outgrowth. Even if an endospore is located in plentiful nutrients, it may fail to germinate unless activation has taken place. This may be triggered by heating the endospore. Germination involves the dormant endospore starting metabolic activity and thus breaking hibernation. It is commonly characterised by rupture or absorption of the spore coat, swelling of the endospore, an increase in metabolic activity, and loss of resistance to environmental stress. Outgrowth follows germination and involves the core of the endospore manufacturing new chemical components and exiting the old spore coat to develop into a fully functional vegetative bacterial cell, which can divide to produce more cells.
Can you get a PATHOGEN from beer. No. NO *NO* Did I make that clear? You have a ZERO chance of pathogens in beer, wine, distilled beverages. PERIOD!
Pathogens are described as organisms that are harmful and potentially life threatening to humans. These are some 1400+ known species overall encompasing viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and helminths. Of that group, we are only interested in those that can be foodborne. Quite simply, if it can't survive in food, it isn't in beer. That knocks out all but bacteria and fungi. Viruses need very specific circumstances to be passed around... like on the lip of a glass or bottle, not the beer in it. **Ahhh...CHOOO!**
Pathogens as a rule are very fastidious beasts. Meaning that they want very specific temperatures, acidity, nutrients and other conditions to thrive.
Bacteria that *could* live in wort, cannot survive even a little bit of fermentation. There are several reasons for this. One is in the 'magic' of hops. It is the isomerized alpha acids that provide a preservative effect to the beer, which happens to inhibit pathogens! Good deal for fresh wort!
Another reason is the drop in pH from fermentation. Next, yeast emit their own enzymes and byproducts, all in an effort to make the environment hostile to other creatures. The major one is alcohol, of course, but their enzymes will break down less vigorous organisms and they become sources of trace nutrition. Now the latter is very minor compared to the effect of alcohol, but it exists! Most of the time these enzymes work on the wort, not organisms until late in the process. Good deal for beer! ...uh, wine too.
Oh, Botulism specifically... did you know that this is an anaerobic pathogen? It's toxin is one of the few that is broken down by boiling. Did you know tht it is strongly inhibited by isomerized alpha acids, even in water? Since fresh wort has a healthy amount of oxygen in it, the beastie cannot even get started, then once the O2 is used up, it doesn't have a chance against the hops or the yeast.
All that is left are a handful of acid producing bacteria that'll ruin a batch of beer. Overall, there are less than 200 organisms that can survive in beer and lend flavor effects. None of these for very long, or very often. Lambic being the sole exception, and if pathogens *could* survive, that'd be the style where you find 'em.
For chris sakes maaaaan, it's botchulism!
Also I wonder if they swabbed samples out of other faucets besides just showerheads. We probably have been exposed so much to this that we're immune to it anyway.
I don't think I want anything I am going to drink or eat come anywhere near a bathroom, especially someone else's and to someone else my bathroom IS someone else's. Ok, this is the equipment but to me that is about the same. I sure hope my friends are not doing this. Really disgusting to think the homebrew I am drinking was prepared in something that was cleaned in the same tub my friend’s hairy naked ass and privates get washed off in every day. That is the way I see it anyway, can’t believe I am the only one.
Ever see the Seinfeld episode where Kramer was installed a garbage disposal in his shower so he could prepare salads in there while taking a shower? Pretty funny.
"I made it as I bathed".Ever see the Seinfeld episode where Kramer was installed a garbage disposal in his shower so he could prepare salads in there while taking a shower? Pretty funny.
So the French must be some healthy mothers?!Showering may be bad for your health
There's a difference between living in a "normal" amount of airborn bacteria and intentionally -putting- additional bacteria in your living (or cleaning) space. I wouldn't advise to clean your yeasty krausen and stuff in the shower Instead, use the hose outside with some oxyclean free (sodium percarbonate). Then sanitize with a nice mixture of starsan.
Seems a little over the top don't it? The inside of the carboy never touches anything that comes into contact with the hairy ass or boys. Actually with line of thinking wouldn't it be the same saying that you wouldn't drink his homebrew because he touched it with his hands that washes his privates?
I don't know about your bathroom but SWMBO is pretty anal about cleaning the bathroom . She uses Tilex every night ,basically bleach.And the toilet forget about its nuked every night also
guess its better to clean it in the sink that had chicken guts in an hour before
Question... Is my front lawn more sanitary than the shower stall that gets cleaned every week or two? My neighbor's cat never craps in my shower!
If I had to choose between licking some guys front lawn or his shower stall I would pick the lawn.
What about some guys front lawn or your own shower stall that you know you have cleaned?
Bet if you swabbed your kitchen sink and your shower and had it tested you'd find more traces of nasties from your sink.
I'm just saying.
I guess it is like this. I don't think for one minute I would get ill from eating the hair at the bottom of YOUR bath tub after YOU took a shower or even the hair out of the hair basket in the drain, but it would be disgusting and probably make me "sick". So no, it is not really a germ or bacteria issue with me. Nuff said?
I guess you don't like to shave hands with people either, .
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