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Title: Sour fermenter
Post by: CeardLeann on November 09, 2013, 03:15:20 PM
I brewed a brewferm Oud Vlaams Bruin a while back. In spite of rigorous cleaning, I think the bucket is still sour. Bottled a stout recently and there a sour taste on it . Is the fermenter to be forever sour now? 
Title: Re: Sour fermenter
Post by: Eoin on November 09, 2013, 03:26:37 PM
It's best if you don't mix sour kit with non-sour kit

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Title: Re: Sour fermenter
Post by: Bzfeale80 on November 09, 2013, 03:40:33 PM
What method and material do you use for sanitizing/cleaning your equipment? Some of the people here swear that using lidl w5 is the best stuff ever and economical too. Others here use a light bleach/water/vinegar mix to do the same thing. Were you using a glass or plastic fv for the sour beer? There is a bit of a discussion here about glass vs plastic fv with regard to sour beer http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,2329.msg40521.html#msg40521

Title: Re: Sour fermenter
Post by: CeardLeann on November 09, 2013, 04:21:12 PM
Plastic. I had used starsan. I will try a few methods but have resigned myself to using this fermenter only for sours. Thanks
Title: Re: Sour fermenter
Post by: Eoin on November 09, 2013, 04:23:04 PM
With plastic, that's a good decision.

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Title: Re: Sour fermenter
Post by: Billythegypsy on November 09, 2013, 06:39:46 PM
Quote from: CeardLeann on November 09, 2013, 04:21:12 PM
Plastic. I had used starsan. I will try a few methods but have resigned myself to using this fermenter only for sours. Thanks

Now, all we have to do is figure out which one is the sour one...

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Title: Re: Sour fermenter
Post by: mr hoppy on November 10, 2013, 06:19:21 PM
Which yeast did you use?