so what's the worst part of brewing for you

[scottab]

I'm not sure why this makes anyone's Top 5. I just fill a 5-gallon Homer bucket with warm water and a scoop of Oxy or PBW and drop in a dozen bottles with labels. I come back the next day and the labels are all sitting on the bottom of the bucket. I pick each bottle up, scrub the outside a little with a sponge to rub off any remaining glue residue, then rinse them in my sink and stack them on my bottle tree to dry.

How is de-labeling the worst part? How is it worse than disassembling, cleaning, checking seals, lubing, sanitizing, and pressurizing a corny keg?

You don't find that the oxy-clean leaves a chalky residue?

 

[scottab]

Having to dump 5 gallons of kegged beer that just won't taste right.

From the many threads i have read on here time will fix bad beer to a degree.... was it that horrible?

 

[downtown3641]

You don't find that the oxy-clean leaves a chalky residue?

You just have to rinse well after using Oxyclean.

 

[downtown3641]

From the many threads i have read on here time will fix bad beer to a degree.... was it that horrible?

Time can mellow out some harsh flavors, but bad beer is bad beer. Time won't change that.

 

[kranak]

Worst part for me is when life doesn't afford the time to brew. Cleaning, bottling etc., might be some what tedious, are part of the fun and process for me.

 

[kombat]

You don't find that the oxy-clean leaves a chalky residue?

No, I just scrub the bottles in some cold water with a sponge and rinse the insides with a faucet attachment that shoots up inside the bottles.

 

[thadius856]

I get no residue either with OxiClean. Are you rinsing fully?

 

[high5apparatus]

Having to dump 5 gallons of kegged beer that just won't taste right.

That is the worst. Close the thread.

I haven't dumped anything yet, but I have relegated a batch or two to "cooking only" status.

 

[beeber]

Cleaning after bottling. Everything gets put away absolutely clean for next time. Next would be cleaning after brewing, specifically washing the soot off the boil pot.