Sailor_Jack
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This is my first post so be gentle.
So as the title would suggest my first batch didn't go so well. I had purchased a brew kit online for what should have been a Chocolate Oatmeal Stout but after I opening up the bottles today it seems I got a Chocolate Oatmeal sour. Something of my mine wasn't sanitized enough obviously though I can't say to certain what. While I'm fairly confident it wasn't the fermenter or bottles, that still leaves quite of few things. I would guess my auto siphon because it was the one piece of equipment I was uncertain on the best way to sanitize. Regardless, I had to pour three 16 oz. bottles down the drain, and now I'm a little crestfallen in regards to home brewing. I don't want to give up after the first try though.
My question is there a simple way to guarantee good sanitization especially for a newbie like myself? The instructions with the kit were very vague when it came to that particular subject, and I don't want to risk another failed batch.
So as the title would suggest my first batch didn't go so well. I had purchased a brew kit online for what should have been a Chocolate Oatmeal Stout but after I opening up the bottles today it seems I got a Chocolate Oatmeal sour. Something of my mine wasn't sanitized enough obviously though I can't say to certain what. While I'm fairly confident it wasn't the fermenter or bottles, that still leaves quite of few things. I would guess my auto siphon because it was the one piece of equipment I was uncertain on the best way to sanitize. Regardless, I had to pour three 16 oz. bottles down the drain, and now I'm a little crestfallen in regards to home brewing. I don't want to give up after the first try though.
My question is there a simple way to guarantee good sanitization especially for a newbie like myself? The instructions with the kit were very vague when it came to that particular subject, and I don't want to risk another failed batch.