After suffering an infected batch of beer and taking a new, very time consuming job, I lost my brewing mojo and have not brewed in a few years. One positive aspect of this is that I have been supporting our local CT Micro Breweries by buying lots of beer. However, on the down side of things, after letting my equipment sit for so long since my last brew day both my pump, and my plate chiller were discussing inside.
First I took my pump apart and found that the there was standing water, and gunk, and I was very surprised to see that my magnetic impeller on my chugger was a little bit rusted near where it mets the plastic impeller, and there seems to be some slight staining on some of the parts that has proven hard to remove. I have done my best to clean the pump, but it still is slightly less than 100% clean. For the pump I guess what I'm asking is will I need to replace parts, or will it be suitable for brewing still?
Secondly, my plate chiller has always been a challenge to get the hop residue out of, I have rinsed and rinsed and soaked and soaked and it still seems to have a slight tinge of green when I empty it out. Today I pushed a small brush down there and hit the mother load of gunk wort in side of the chiller. My concern is will I ever be able to get this cleaned all the way, and what is the best way to clean it moving forward?
In short I'm pretty sure I have identified the source of my infection for my last batch, along with the purchase of a new racking cane I hope my next batch will be clean. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
BrewMasta :rockin:
First I took my pump apart and found that the there was standing water, and gunk, and I was very surprised to see that my magnetic impeller on my chugger was a little bit rusted near where it mets the plastic impeller, and there seems to be some slight staining on some of the parts that has proven hard to remove. I have done my best to clean the pump, but it still is slightly less than 100% clean. For the pump I guess what I'm asking is will I need to replace parts, or will it be suitable for brewing still?
Secondly, my plate chiller has always been a challenge to get the hop residue out of, I have rinsed and rinsed and soaked and soaked and it still seems to have a slight tinge of green when I empty it out. Today I pushed a small brush down there and hit the mother load of gunk wort in side of the chiller. My concern is will I ever be able to get this cleaned all the way, and what is the best way to clean it moving forward?
In short I'm pretty sure I have identified the source of my infection for my last batch, along with the purchase of a new racking cane I hope my next batch will be clean. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
BrewMasta :rockin: