nicklawmusic
Well-Known Member
So I went to my local butchers the other day and asked if he had any large food grade plastic buckets as everyone seems to bang on about using a bottling bucket.
He gave me two. The larger one, which could hold most of the beer from my primary, really, really smells of herbs and seasoning! I've given it a good wash but the smell remains.
Is there anything I can do to get rid of the odour? I'm concerned if I use this bucket (which, in its present condition, I don't intend to) my beer is going to have a very strange herby flavour?
Which leads me on to my second question...
Without answering:
Just buy another fermenter
You need a bottling bucket
I wouldn't bother bottle priming
etc, etc...
Is it feasible to boil my priming sugar and prime using sugar water rather than just adding the sugar straight to the bottle?
And if so, how do I ensure that I'm putting enough of the mixture into each bottle? I mean, I normally put in 1/2 teaspoon (2.5ml) into each bottle, but surely sugar water is diluted by the water.
Any tips? (Without answering 'you need a bottling bucket'. I have one, it just smells of pork and herbs!).
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He gave me two. The larger one, which could hold most of the beer from my primary, really, really smells of herbs and seasoning! I've given it a good wash but the smell remains.
Is there anything I can do to get rid of the odour? I'm concerned if I use this bucket (which, in its present condition, I don't intend to) my beer is going to have a very strange herby flavour?
Which leads me on to my second question...
Without answering:
Just buy another fermenter
You need a bottling bucket
I wouldn't bother bottle priming
etc, etc...
Is it feasible to boil my priming sugar and prime using sugar water rather than just adding the sugar straight to the bottle?
And if so, how do I ensure that I'm putting enough of the mixture into each bottle? I mean, I normally put in 1/2 teaspoon (2.5ml) into each bottle, but surely sugar water is diluted by the water.
Any tips? (Without answering 'you need a bottling bucket'. I have one, it just smells of pork and herbs!).
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