[COHO] Unsanitary carboy

Tim Howe thowe at bendtel.net
Sun Apr 29 11:13:12 PDT 2007


Well, I can't believe I did it, but I forgot to sanitize my carboy.  This is a good indication that I should maybe drink a bit less while brewing...

Anyway, what are the odds I will have trouble with this?  The wort was fully boiled, chilled quickly, oxygenated, then pitched.  All this happened last night and this morning I don't see much activity yet, but I often end up waiting 24 hours for a White Labs vial to get going.  The carboy was cleaned well and rinsed clear after my last batch and was about as clean as it could be without sanitization.  Am I gonna be OK?

--TimH


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