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Hello

I wonder if anyone can help shed some light on a problem I have with my home brew kits. I currently use Geordie Bitter kits - but this problem is the same with all others I have tried - which makes an excellent brew for the first 4 or 5 brews with a new fermentation bucket (I just use the ordinary plastic things from the home brew shop). After these 4 or 5 brews the beer gets increasingly bitter and acidic - no matter how scrupulously I clean and sterilise the bucket. The only answer that I've found so far is to go and buy another fermentation bucket - which are not cheap. Any ideas?

Thanks

Reply to
Eco Warrior
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Buy a glass one instead. Or use a pony keg (7.5 gal) and it's real easy.

__Stephen

Reply to
Stephen Russell

On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 11:24:07 -0500, Eco Warrior wrote (in article ):

Use Glass! No mater how clean you think plastic is, it will develop cracks and scrapes that hold bacteria that will (as you've found out) ruin your beer. Get some 5 or 6 gallon carboys (The glass containers on water coolers) they will constantly clean up and no replacing unless you break it.

A bonus with carboys is they are clear and you get to watch the beer work. A drawback is they are clear and yeast likes the dark so cover it with a towel for better yeast production.

Reply to
oDDz Bodtkin

just curious, but don't you want more head space for primary fermentation than a carboy offers? i use one for secondary, but still use the food grade bucket for primary. don't know one way or the other, myself, but thought i'd ask.

bob p

Reply to
jrprice

That's why they make 7 gal. carboys!

---------->Denny

Reply to
Denny Conn

fermentation

Reply to
jrprice

I'm with Denny, I use 6.5gal carboys and find I only rarely have to use my blow off tubes.

Dave

Reply to
Dave Smith

I primary in either 6.5 or 7 gal. carboys and always use a blowoff. Most of the time it's not necessary, but it's easy enough to do that I consider it insurance.

--------->Denny

Reply to
Denny Conn

I primary in either of my 7.5 gal steel pony kegs and it's not a problem. And there is no fear of them breaking the neck.

__Stephen

Reply to
Stephen Russell

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