cjens19
Well-Known Member
Pretty sure I'll be flamed for this post, but I'll consider it my first lesson learned. I got a beginner's kit from my local HB store and it came with a bottle of Iodophor and a tub of B-brite. I think I screwed up by cleaning my equipment (brewpot, fermenter bucket, thermometer, airlock, etc) with a solution of B-brite, and not the Iodophor. I should have taken the time to do proper research and then I would have found out that B-brite is a cleanser (better used for cleaning bottles and equipment after brewing/bottling), and Iodophor is a sanitizer like Starsan, that can be mixed in a spray bottle and should be used to sanitize equipment prior to brewing/bottling. I have a pit in my stomach and I think I may have bogarted my first brew. Do I even want to risk finishing this batch? It's at 90* now so it's ready for yeast, but I'm afraid that since I didn't use the Iodophor like an idiot, it's going to get infected.
Rookie mistake. And here I told myself for weeks that I wasn't going to do anything stupid to ruin my first batch.
Rookie mistake. And here I told myself for weeks that I wasn't going to do anything stupid to ruin my first batch.