Wasn't sure where to post this and figured others may have the same questions.
So, I recently racked my metheglin into a new container and I set about washing the old 5 gallon glass carboy out. Being completely OCD about making certain the carboy is completely cleaned and sanitized before I start my next batch I have opted for a many stage process.
First, I rinsed all the lees and other large particles out...then I took a carboy "brush", which is probably not a good idea. The brush's metal tip may have scratched the inside glass, I was a bit too aggressive with the cleaning.
I then decided to use a multiple soak of Star San to get the rest of it and thus my question. On the first soak of Star San I fully expected it to remove stuff I couldn't and then I would dump it and start over. I am now on soak two and it started out completely clear so I thought I was doing well. My concern comes in that I let it sit in the solution for a day and when I checked it agian it had a decent amount of "stuff" in suspension and it was now cloudy. The "stuff" kinda reminds me of suspended egg whites (no eggs were used in the mead), but I really don't know. There are no off smells in the water, it smells like normal water + Star San.
Any thoughts, is this normal? How many more times should I soak it or is there a better way?
Thanks so much for the help!
So, I recently racked my metheglin into a new container and I set about washing the old 5 gallon glass carboy out. Being completely OCD about making certain the carboy is completely cleaned and sanitized before I start my next batch I have opted for a many stage process.
First, I rinsed all the lees and other large particles out...then I took a carboy "brush", which is probably not a good idea. The brush's metal tip may have scratched the inside glass, I was a bit too aggressive with the cleaning.
I then decided to use a multiple soak of Star San to get the rest of it and thus my question. On the first soak of Star San I fully expected it to remove stuff I couldn't and then I would dump it and start over. I am now on soak two and it started out completely clear so I thought I was doing well. My concern comes in that I let it sit in the solution for a day and when I checked it agian it had a decent amount of "stuff" in suspension and it was now cloudy. The "stuff" kinda reminds me of suspended egg whites (no eggs were used in the mead), but I really don't know. There are no off smells in the water, it smells like normal water + Star San.
Any thoughts, is this normal? How many more times should I soak it or is there a better way?
Thanks so much for the help!