Recently i've been suffering with beer turning phenolic in the fermenter, that much i've seen another 25 litres go down the drain again today. I've filtered my water and added a campden tablet to HLT when brewing, but on emptying the fermenter I have come to realise that maybe the problem of my phenolic beer is down to the fermenter itself. I've left it soaking in sodium metabisulphate with the lid on and keep going back to it but the odour of my TCP ale is lingering in there. Is there any helpful advice that may help me with this problem? Has anybody else had the same problem? I've been reading about the use of soda crystals, maybe this is a good idea? I've never used them myself, so I don't know.
I rinse out 4 or 5 times through a hose straight from the cold water tap, then a spray of sodium metabisulphate, before leaving upside down to dry.
thanks trucker for advice, i was wondering just how many people use thin bleach for cleaning? It seems to do the job, I know i'll be stocking up from now on i've spent some money on more expensive cleaners/ sterilisers which do less of a job and leave a lot of scent behind.