I have just had to chuck out the last 4 double batches of beer that i made due to infection. Well i haven't chucked them ALL out as the bottle shelf would be nearly empty (I have 4 tallies left of 'good' beer and some extract stuff ) and that would be too sad.
What i am thinking is that i have a wild yeast infection from the fruit tree that grows right next to the shed i berw in. Its so close that i actually sit under the shade of it whilst i brew.
I have to be pretty careful of fruit flies as they are always buzzing around. I usually get a few in the brew but i figure that as long as they are boiled they won't hurt, this could be wrong bhut i have had brews with flies in them that have turned out fine.
I'm not even sure the yeast is getting in when i'm making it, as the last batch tasted 'alright' at bottling and then really developed the infection in the bottle. Its a real gusher!! Another batch had a few bottles explode even though it stopped at 1010 and sat there for a few days.
I have a batch in the fermenter at the moment. It is too heavy to carry (46L) to another area without oxidising it. If i load the weed sprayer up with iodophor and spray all the fruit will this kill the wild yeast? Its just for when i'm bottling as i really need this batch to work.
Today i am moving my kit (except fridge with fermenter in it) to another shed. This shed is about 100m from the other trees but it does have a mango tree behind it. There's no mangos on it so hopefully it will be fine. Can anyone see any problems with this?
I'm also going to investigate nochill so that the wort isn't sitting around waiting to get infected whilst it cools. My IC has to work for awhile to get down to temps. I did a nochill brew recently that worked well but unfortunately i used yeast from a brew that had been infected (unknowingly) so it got infected too.
I'm thinking that the nochill will sort out any yeast that may float onto the wort whilst i'm brewing. Now i just need to sort out fermentation and bottling.
Does anyone else have any suggestions? LIke do i need to throw out my fermenters or will a good vinegar bleach solution kill everything?
thanks all
What i am thinking is that i have a wild yeast infection from the fruit tree that grows right next to the shed i berw in. Its so close that i actually sit under the shade of it whilst i brew.
I have to be pretty careful of fruit flies as they are always buzzing around. I usually get a few in the brew but i figure that as long as they are boiled they won't hurt, this could be wrong bhut i have had brews with flies in them that have turned out fine.
I'm not even sure the yeast is getting in when i'm making it, as the last batch tasted 'alright' at bottling and then really developed the infection in the bottle. Its a real gusher!! Another batch had a few bottles explode even though it stopped at 1010 and sat there for a few days.
I have a batch in the fermenter at the moment. It is too heavy to carry (46L) to another area without oxidising it. If i load the weed sprayer up with iodophor and spray all the fruit will this kill the wild yeast? Its just for when i'm bottling as i really need this batch to work.
Today i am moving my kit (except fridge with fermenter in it) to another shed. This shed is about 100m from the other trees but it does have a mango tree behind it. There's no mangos on it so hopefully it will be fine. Can anyone see any problems with this?
I'm also going to investigate nochill so that the wort isn't sitting around waiting to get infected whilst it cools. My IC has to work for awhile to get down to temps. I did a nochill brew recently that worked well but unfortunately i used yeast from a brew that had been infected (unknowingly) so it got infected too.
I'm thinking that the nochill will sort out any yeast that may float onto the wort whilst i'm brewing. Now i just need to sort out fermentation and bottling.
Does anyone else have any suggestions? LIke do i need to throw out my fermenters or will a good vinegar bleach solution kill everything?
thanks all