I accidentally put my immersion chiller in my sanitizer tub while brewing.. (And drinking)... And left it there for a couple days. I was cleaning that stuff up and noticed my chiller sitting in starsan. The acid looks to have eaten up the outside of the copper and it has a funky metallic smell...
Quick question... I'm a newer brewer and was wondering about cleaning bottles. I've heard many arguments about jet dry or drying agents in the dishwasher. On my dishwasher there is no way to turn it off or wash without it, so I guess my question is will it hurt my beer to wash my bottles in the...
One very simple amber ale will be ready to bottle in a couple days I assume. An ipa ive brewed for the second time now. ( turned out good last time:) and a recipe I followed from a local brew store called the Portland porter.