Bad salts

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tourer
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Bad salts

Post by tourer » Sat Jun 03, 2017 10:46 pm

Greetings all, does anyone know if it's possible for the salts we use for water correction to go off? The reason i ask is the used grain from the mash tun smelled like butter thats the only way i can describe it. I'm using a new 25kg bag of grain received yesterday. I haven't checked any use by dates yet so i'll check that tomorrow.

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Re: Bad salts

Post by stokie_spaceman » Sun Jun 04, 2017 1:59 am

I would say if they're not lumpy from moisture absorption then no.

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Re: Bad salts

Post by Dave S » Sun Jun 04, 2017 2:42 pm

Yes, if there's no moisture in there then they'll be fine. I've been using Gypsum and Calcium Chloride from the same pots for about five years.
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Re: Bad salts

Post by tourer » Sun Jun 04, 2017 7:13 pm

I think I'll make a brew using tap water only and start from there. That'll be in about a week once I have transferred the last brew into the secondary. I think it may take more than one brew to nail this, either way I'll let you know. Just checked my salts and found 4 out of date:- Irish moss 05/16, protofloc:- 06/15, Yeast vit:- 06/16, Gypsum:- 03/17. Although ''this may not be the problem obviously I'll get them changed.

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Re: Bad salts

Post by rpt » Wed Jun 07, 2017 11:23 am

I doubt if any of them are out of date. The dates marked are pretty arbitrary. If they have been stored well they will be fine.

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