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So my random question.
I have a stainless fermenter that I've cleaned after my last brew day. My problem is that it still has a light fruity odour. Have you guys experienced the same?Planning to do a caustic wash over the weekend to see if I can get it odourless.
Ok, feedback time on fermenter odour removal.
I used 200g caustic (drain cleaner) in 10L hot water out of the geyser. Did a few good shakes and then washed the fermenters with a soft rag. Then I rinsed them with hot water to remove all the caustic.
My stainless and even plastic fermenters look brand new. Not a hint of an odour.
Safety recap:
Use full length gloves.
Use goggles
And use a soft sponge to wash if required. The rag I was using behaved like spaghetti making me run to a tap to rinse a few times.
Definitely a worthwhile exercise, but I'll only do it every few batches.
Quick question: if I siphon to my bottle bucket, there is a nice big fat amount of yeast at the bottom of the fermenter. Now lets say I have another wort ready for action. Can I drop it on that yeast in the same fermenter as the previous batch? Should be clean. Yeast is active. Billions of them ready to go. Why waste them?
My cold crash takes 2 days to go from 18 to 2, so no sudden temperature shock that could kill them. Should all have gone to a happy dormant sleep.
There are people who pitch on the yeast slurry. It works, but it helps of the beer you are pitching is similar in style and colouring. Just keep in mind it risks infection and there might be an effect from using way too much yeast.
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