Folks,
I have been brewing for a couple years and have had 2 stretches of having bugs in my brew. Very astringent flavor and carbonation that vanishes like ginger ale.
I have recently moved from "One Step" to "Star San" and still have a spoiled batch. I have one more that I used Star San and a yeast starter...but that is still currently fermenting.
I believe my troubles could lie with my brew kettle spigot or the mesh strainer I use to filter my wort into my primary.
When I experienced bugs in my pumpkin ale a year ago...I dismantled my brew kettle spigot soaked it scrubbed it and then had about 10 months of good batches. Now I am back to square one. Bad batches abound, and my spigot is now soaking. What are other homebrewers doing in relation to making sure their brew kettle spigot is not causing problems?
Thank you for any advice!
I have been brewing for a couple years and have had 2 stretches of having bugs in my brew. Very astringent flavor and carbonation that vanishes like ginger ale.
I have recently moved from "One Step" to "Star San" and still have a spoiled batch. I have one more that I used Star San and a yeast starter...but that is still currently fermenting.
I believe my troubles could lie with my brew kettle spigot or the mesh strainer I use to filter my wort into my primary.
When I experienced bugs in my pumpkin ale a year ago...I dismantled my brew kettle spigot soaked it scrubbed it and then had about 10 months of good batches. Now I am back to square one. Bad batches abound, and my spigot is now soaking. What are other homebrewers doing in relation to making sure their brew kettle spigot is not causing problems?
Thank you for any advice!