Brewing today

[Mashman]

Mash under way and topping uo the HLT when I remembered I hadn't added the campden tablet to the Mash Liquor . I open the MT and stirrd in the crushed tablet. Am I right in thimnking it's the acid in the hops which gives the TCP taint so I should be OK?

Mashman

[Mashman]

What I meant was the alpha acid reacts with the chlorine to give the TCP taste.So adding the campden before any hops are added I should be ok. Any comments.

[Vossy1]

You're halfway there MM might as well carry on

I do have really stinky chlorinated water so if I was in your situ I'd have had to throw the lot

[Mashman]

Our chlorine levels vary a lot, sometimes OK sometimes awful, I have carried on and am chilling now. Because of this potential los I am do ing a second brew as I have all the gear out - doing a Mild. Thanks for the advice Daab & Vossy

[Mashman]

All done, 40lt of Dace Sac, renamed "Wait and See" after the campden fiasco, and 40lt Misty Mild named after todays weather, the sun finally broke through about 4pm.