Sidman
Well-Known Member
Hi All,
I could definitely use some help here. After 130 batches I have finally run into an unintended infection. I believe it's lacto after doing some web surfing. This was a Irish red that sat for about three weeks in the fermenter. I tasted a sample from below the surface and the beer was very bitter. This was a 10 gallon batch and I managed to cross contaminate both fermenters by transferring wort from one to another to level out both. Anyway I am going to upgrade when the fermzilla rounders are available but in the mean time I need to try to salvage the fermenters (Fermonster's) and especially the tilt that was in one of them. So here's my current plan, would love some feedback or advice on any further steps that might be needed. As a side note both fermonsters have been cleaned very carefully ( usually only use a cip spray and occasionally soft sponge - never even used a bristle brush in them) so I don't think there would be many, if any, scratches inside.
I filled both up to the very top with approx 145 degree water + bleach solution ( about 1 gallon of bleach in 13 gallons of water.) It's been sitting like that for about 2 days but now water is at room temp. I was thinking I would drain, use my pump and cip with 145 degree pbw to spray for about 30 mins or so. Then rinse with water, mist with iso 70 and let dry, rinse and then fill with hot star san and leave for 24 hours or so.
Any thoughts?
I could definitely use some help here. After 130 batches I have finally run into an unintended infection. I believe it's lacto after doing some web surfing. This was a Irish red that sat for about three weeks in the fermenter. I tasted a sample from below the surface and the beer was very bitter. This was a 10 gallon batch and I managed to cross contaminate both fermenters by transferring wort from one to another to level out both. Anyway I am going to upgrade when the fermzilla rounders are available but in the mean time I need to try to salvage the fermenters (Fermonster's) and especially the tilt that was in one of them. So here's my current plan, would love some feedback or advice on any further steps that might be needed. As a side note both fermonsters have been cleaned very carefully ( usually only use a cip spray and occasionally soft sponge - never even used a bristle brush in them) so I don't think there would be many, if any, scratches inside.
I filled both up to the very top with approx 145 degree water + bleach solution ( about 1 gallon of bleach in 13 gallons of water.) It's been sitting like that for about 2 days but now water is at room temp. I was thinking I would drain, use my pump and cip with 145 degree pbw to spray for about 30 mins or so. Then rinse with water, mist with iso 70 and let dry, rinse and then fill with hot star san and leave for 24 hours or so.
Any thoughts?