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Right after pouring my last batch down the drain due to infection I have:

• Dismantled and washed the FV
  Replaced the tap with the original plastic one
  washed the tap
  soaked the lot in Youngs cleaner and sterilser (metabisuplate?) for 12 hours
  rinsed
  Sterilised again with with Videne solution
  Opened a beer (Spitfire from my local shop, this is really hoppy compared to the last bottles I had, REALLY hoppy, nice)
  Prayed to the beer gods
  made up a wherry kit
  dumped S04 in it
  Prayed again
  put it in my new fermentation chamber (box with tube heater)

Fingers crossed all

Next AG will be when the remainder of my new brewery arrives.

J

Bubbling away nicely this morning

Good stuff.

I hope you get back to the AG soon though - and that you've managed to kill off any lurking beasties....

adm wrote:Good stuff.

I hope you get back to the AG soon though - and that you've managed to kill off any lurking beasties....

Me too,

Time has been a killer for me.

I have had crap 6 weeks or so, my car chewed its rear diff, central heating went bang, dog got ill etc.

I hoping my luck will change with the new year.

Thanks mate,

Are you saying wash the FV out straight after use with bleach, then a bit of metabisulphate, drain and snap the lid on.

Sometimes my FV goes 3-4 weeks with out being used see.

if so I'll do this next time. Normally I wash out with soda crystals or oxyclean after use then dry and store it lid off

John