i've recentely had two infected batches and i'm getting my self stressed out trying to pin down the problem. I think i might have skipped my cleaning step on the infected batches and just sanitized with iodine solution. But I've got my self wondering if it could be something else.
I use plastic buckets and my fermentors have taps near the bottom that i regularly take samples from during fermentation. i have done this on every brew (about 9 or 10) and only two are infected. But i'm still worried this might be a bit risky and a route to infection. I bet there are alot of nasty wild yeasties living on the wort residue on the outside of the tap.
Anybody got any advice or experiance with this? How many people do the same as me and take regular samples?
I use plastic buckets and my fermentors have taps near the bottom that i regularly take samples from during fermentation. i have done this on every brew (about 9 or 10) and only two are infected. But i'm still worried this might be a bit risky and a route to infection. I bet there are alot of nasty wild yeasties living on the wort residue on the outside of the tap.
Anybody got any advice or experiance with this? How many people do the same as me and take regular samples?