pickleing (sp)???

[idkid]

I heard mention of this process here. What is it? and How do you do it? Any help would be great. I built my first 5 gallon lauter/tun that I haven't used yet. I just wanted to make sure I don't screw something up on my first brew.

 

[Orfy]

Pickling???

What eggs or brass.

For eggs, boil the eggs, shell, cover with vinegar and spices, leave to soak and eat.

Fo brass, boil in vinegar, don't eat.

 

[idkid]

how long should i boil the brass in the vinegar???

 

[Zymurgrafi]

you can soak it in a solution of vinegar and hydrogen peroxide for about 5 minutes.

read this: http://www.howtobrew.com/appendices/appendixB.html

it is pretty quick, and I recomend against soaking different types of metals together.

 

[idkid]

thank you...that was a much more helpful response...

 

[bummerkit]

what? you dont like pickeled eggs?

 

[Orfy]

thank you...that was a much more helpful response...

And mine wasn't?

 

[MA_Brewer]

And mine wasn't?

That's a mild mannered EAC for ya!

 

[CollinsBrew]

I pickled my brass fittings the other night for just barely 5 minutes and now I think I need to do it again. I didn't get that "buttery yellow" that John Palmer talks about but a little bit darker and the vinegar peroxide mix was a very very light tint of greenish. How often should you pickle your brass fittings anyway?

Also, should you run the fittings under water immediately after removing them from the vinegar solution?

 

[greg75]

Is my first AG batch poisonous, now? :cross: I bottled it last Sunday, and it tasted pretty damned good, I thought. I didn't detect any metallic tastes, or anything else out of the ordinary. Just a good, uncarbonated ESB.

I did clean the wort chiller with soap and water, and then scrubbed it like mad with One Step, before putting it in the boil kettle, however. Will this be alright?

Or, is pickling only required for brass? Either way, I've never pickled my brass fittings either.