"George" <newzgroupzN0_SPAM_PLEAZE@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Good point. Don't know the answer though! :-)
>
> On a related note, just how clean does stuff have to be in order for a
> brew not to get tainted or contaminated? When I tried a few kits years
> ago I used Chempro I think it was called to sterilise everything.
> However I've seen programs on TV where beer or cider has been made and
> the buckets and other equipment used look really manky, yet the end
> result is allegedly excellent. Plus I've read of some weird and
> wonderful stuff being added to beers during fermentation that I'd have
> thought would have seriously contaminated it.
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Anything that comes in contact with post-boil wort or beer needs to be
meticulously cleaned and sanitized. If not cleaned, you can not properly
sanitize.

Tom Veldhouse