Scent in plastic fermentation pale?
Hey, I’m new to home brewing, and just got my first kit from a family friend who unfortunately let it sit in his basement for 10yrs. I already sanitized and rinsed it, but it still has an oh-so-slight odor to it, not necessarily an obvious one. Do you think that this could effect the quality of my brew, or am I being overly anal concerning the cleanliness of my equipment?
The best thing I have ever found to eliminate odours in any container is : Bicarbonate of Soda.
Use about a T spoon full in every pint of warm water and leave overnight.
Hey! good luck with the homebrewing and if you’re in UK I look forward to a bottle from your first attempt, if my solution works?!
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guess it depends what it smells like
does it smell musty or does it smell bad?
if it smells like a brew, its not going to hurt a brew, if it just smells horrid or smells chemically bad, then i would get a new one
i brew mostly cider, so mine has a slight apple or juice smell, it doesn’t affect my cider.
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Comment by corvato — November 29, 2009 @ 10:09 am
The best thing I have ever found to eliminate odours in any container is : Bicarbonate of Soda.
Use about a T spoon full in every pint of warm water and leave overnight.
Hey! good luck with the homebrewing and if you’re in UK I look forward to a bottle from your first attempt, if my solution works?!
References :
Virtuowl – Bicarbonate of soda page
Comment by Ladybird — November 29, 2009 @ 10:55 am
to get rid of any scent try Bicarbonate of Soda as mentioned above; I use it to get rid of the "new" smell in my fermentation tubs; once you have brewed a couple of batches the scent will change to something nicer, like "brew". But even with new pails that I have not treated with bicarbonate of soda I have never had any problems with an ‘after taste’ or funny taste to my first batch; same for musty smells of pails I have not used for a while. Just rinsed them with boiling water, dried them in the sun and went ahead…
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Comment by Aramai-tii! — November 29, 2009 @ 11:03 am