Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:09 pm

Definately an infection in the bottles. But on the bright side, you've got some drinkable bottles from your first batch, which is more than can be said for many of us.

Nothing wrong with onestep. If you've got some infected bottles and some good bottles, chances are the infected ones weren't clean enough to be sanitized in the first place. If they're not perfectly clean, it's not possible to sanitize them with any chemical sanitizer. (My personal favorite sanitizer is iodophor, especially for beginners.) It's a pain in the ass, but try a little more brush work with those bottles.

One other thought. You are sanitizing your bottle caps, right? I don't understand it, but some people don't think it's necessary. I do think it's necessary.
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Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:19 pm

How did you prime the bottles that can also have an effect, if youhave dossed the bottles directly wityh sugar of some type that can be a problem because it is not sanitised, even pouring some dme or sugar into a bucket and bulk priming can be risky too
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Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:56 am

thanks for all the help. I'm sure it was a sanitation issue. I primed by boiling corn sugar and adding it to the bucket. Is there a better way? Thanks again for all the help. Greatly appreciated.
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Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:35 pm

boil the corn sugar first to sanitize it
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Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:38 pm

Boiling the corn sugar is the better way to prime.
I use the brewer's powder soap to soak the bottles for a few days, it cuts out most of the elbow grease when cleaning bottles. I use Iodophore for one step, no rinse sanitizing. Just make sure they are completely dry and aired before you put any beer in them, I use the same for the caps.

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