I've posted a couple of times and have not yet thanked the numerous members who have been so incredibly helpful; I have learned A TON just from reading HBT.com posts.
I understand the utter importance of sanitizing but I'm wondering just how careful one must be. For example, if I do a partial boil of 3 gallons and simply buy two gallons of filtered/distilled water from the store to top off the carboy, should I spray Iodophor on the lip of the opening on the gallon jug or is it clear of anything harmful to the beer by the sheer fact that the cap has been covering it since the bottling plant?
If I use my britta for the water to top off the carboy, should I sanitize every, single part of my britta, too?
Any other sanitizing tricks/tips?
Cheers,
JWiC
I understand the utter importance of sanitizing but I'm wondering just how careful one must be. For example, if I do a partial boil of 3 gallons and simply buy two gallons of filtered/distilled water from the store to top off the carboy, should I spray Iodophor on the lip of the opening on the gallon jug or is it clear of anything harmful to the beer by the sheer fact that the cap has been covering it since the bottling plant?
If I use my britta for the water to top off the carboy, should I sanitize every, single part of my britta, too?
Any other sanitizing tricks/tips?
Cheers,
JWiC