[COHO] Unsanitary carboy

[J Shilling]

I'll give ya a 50/50 chance all will be well.  If the yeast gets going its 
more difficult for bacteria to work in there.  You'll know pretty fast as 
you will have a "band-aid" taste in the beer.  I wait for it to ferment a 
bit and then taste a sample.  The bacterial taste is very distinct.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Howe" <thowe at bendtel.net>
To: <coho at lists.bendtel.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 11:13 AM
Subject: [COHO] Unsanitary carboy


> 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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