48 replies to this topic

[BlKtRe]

Why is this bucket bad, cant get it clean ever again???

As cheap as another bucket is and knowing this stuff can hide in cracks you cant even see. Get another bucket.

[Big Nake]

Im one of those people. So this looks pretty tasty to me.

So in this case, what does the added 'flavor' do for the beer? Does it make it sour or sharp or what? I would assume that it would be relatively easy to achieve this on purpose by cutting corners on sanitation or not bothering with it in th first place. Nothing wrong with it if that's what you like, that's for sure.

[beach]

Secondary

Makes sense. Didn't occure to meBeach

[djinkc]

Yup a infection. The quicker you drink and the colder it is the slower the process.This is a sanitation issue. That bucket is toast for normal beers.

Yeah, buckets are cheap. I would think bleach followed with campden might do the trick.But I would not ferment in it again.I guess you're not on the LBG bus trip today.......

[BlKtRe]

Yeah, buckets are cheap. I would think bleach followed with campden might do the trick.But I would not ferment in it again.I guess you're not on the LBG bus trip today.......

Nope. Wish I was but hanging with the grandson on his birthday is way better!

[djinkc]

Nope. Wish I was but hanging with the grandson on his birthday is way better!

So, working......?

[BlKtRe]

Nope. Wish I was but hanging with the grandson on his birthday is way better!

So, working......?

[bigdaddyale]

https://en.wikipedia...i/Brettanomyces

[djinkc]

Yeah, not multitasking well today........

[MakeMeHoppy]

bleach the bucket and use for general things, but now as a fermentor.

[brewman]

Ok the beer has been racked in a super duper ultra sanitized keg and purged with C02. Took a taste and it tastes FREAKING AWESOME. Its in the kegerator now cooling down to 38, when it gets to 38 Ill start carbonating it and trust me It will get drunk fast.Dan

[matt6150]

Ok the beer has been racked in a super duper ultra sanitized keg and purged with C02. Took a taste and it tastes FREAKING AWESOME. Its in the kegerator now cooling down to 38, when it gets to 38 Ill start carbonating it and trust me It will get drunk fast.Dan

Glad its tasting good. No need to wait till 38 you can start carbing now. Btw, never heard from you how you liked my Rye IPA and other?

[BarelyBrews]

Ok the beer has been racked in a super duper ultra sanitized keg and purged with C02. Took a taste and it tastes FREAKING AWESOME. Its in the kegerator now cooling down to 38, when it gets to 38 Ill start carbonating it and trust me It will get drunk fast.Dan

Congrats to you on saving the beer.I had one do that (glass carboy), i believe mine was a not sanitized hop bag.Still have the glass carboy for now.

[brewman]

So there is really no real way to save this bucket. I have it soaking in a 2/3 water 1/3 bleach solution right now. Ill keep it soaking overnight. I dont think anything could live in it after this.Dan

[bigdaddyale]

So there is really no real way to save this bucket. I have it soaking in a 2/3 water 1/3 bleach solution right now. Ill keep it soaking overnight. I dont think anything could live in it after this.Dan

make sure you get the lid and underneath the gasket

[MyaCullen]

Congrats to you on saving the beer.I had one do that (glass carboy), i believe mine was a not sanitized hop bag.Still have the glass carboy for now.

no reason to get rid of glass

[Beejus McReejus]

Yeah, buckets are cheap. I would think bleach followed with campden might do the trick.But I would not ferment in it again.I guess you're not on the LBG bus trip today.......

Trip to the zoo? There were some LBG peeps at the Brew At The Zoo tonight, I believe. Didn't recognize any members myself, but my buddy who was running the 23rd Street Brewery booth said some cat from Lawrence was talking about their club and the intricacies of brewing with him. Had pretzels around his neck too. :)Great time tonight by the way, but ended up with over 700 attendees instead of the ~300 they originally counted on, so we started running out of beer a bit early. Bought out a liquor store of Tallgrass and Freestate to keep the party going though. This was the first time they've done this, so next year should be awesome.

[gnef]

I am not that conservative with buckets. I also don't really do anything to the inside of mine to scratch them. I have had infections in the past, and I have reused the buckets. I did monitor them (I have a good number of buckets) for subsequent fermentations, and they seemed fine. Some of my buckets I've been using for years.I am making it a habit of storing star san in my fermentation buckets now, circulating it every now and then, so I tend to think that should help in the long run.

[MakeMeHoppy]

You can reuse the bucket, but you are taking the chance that you killed any remaining bugs. So weigh the cost of a new bucket against the odds of losing a future batch of beer. Have you retraced your steps to see the most likely place the infection was introduced?

[BlKtRe]

Your beer, your risk.