big78sam
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So I made the move into AG BIAB recently. As posted separately, I lost my first batch of AG to an infection (my first ever after many extracts and K&K). I had decided to change taps before my first AG and thought I'd do a quick K&K in the fermenter after sanitizing like a madman to check all was OK before fermenting my second AG. I lost the K&K as well but realised that this was because the tap was dodgy so changed over to another one and chucked my second ever Ag from the cube into the fermenter with another new tap.
I realised after a few days that this tap was also dodgy and I've just had to tip my second ever AG because of an infection.
I'm pretty sure the taps that were the problem. I turned them so they were facing up and they were filling up with wort/beer. Nothing was coming from the thread where the tap joined the fermenter. It must have been a dodgy batch from G&G. I explained the situation and got them to sample the beer. They agreed it was an infection but couldn't say exactly what it was. They did give me a free tap (around $80 of grain and hops wasted though so a free tap was the least they could do) which I have tested by adding to the same fermenter for 2 days filled with water and not a drop came from it. Has anyone else bought a tap from them recently and had a similar problem? If anyone has thinks it could be something else I'm open to suggestions.
I'm going away for a week now so can't put down another batch till I come back. I have 3 waiting in cubes ready to go but really need to buy a fridgemate so I can 'set and forget'.
It will be another quick K&K when I get home with the new (non leaking) taps to check the fermenters aren't the problem then off I go. In the meantime I'm forced to buy beer!
Lesson learned - when I next change taps fill them with water and test they don't leak!
I realised after a few days that this tap was also dodgy and I've just had to tip my second ever AG because of an infection.
I'm pretty sure the taps that were the problem. I turned them so they were facing up and they were filling up with wort/beer. Nothing was coming from the thread where the tap joined the fermenter. It must have been a dodgy batch from G&G. I explained the situation and got them to sample the beer. They agreed it was an infection but couldn't say exactly what it was. They did give me a free tap (around $80 of grain and hops wasted though so a free tap was the least they could do) which I have tested by adding to the same fermenter for 2 days filled with water and not a drop came from it. Has anyone else bought a tap from them recently and had a similar problem? If anyone has thinks it could be something else I'm open to suggestions.
I'm going away for a week now so can't put down another batch till I come back. I have 3 waiting in cubes ready to go but really need to buy a fridgemate so I can 'set and forget'.
It will be another quick K&K when I get home with the new (non leaking) taps to check the fermenters aren't the problem then off I go. In the meantime I'm forced to buy beer!
Lesson learned - when I next change taps fill them with water and test they don't leak!