hlmbrwng
Well-Known Member
I've been wondering this for quite some time and I can't find any discussion on this online. Everyone talks about oxidation and most brewers use PBW or Oxiclean. From what I understand Oxiclean is an oxidizer. So my question is if you don't fully rinse the oxiclean off of your equipment, do you risk oxidation of your beer?
But more generally, my question is will oxiclean or PBW oxidize beer. If the answer is yes, then not fully rinsing would indeed. And then my next question would be how little Oxiclean would it take? I can imagine that a very small amount could have a great effect.
The reason I am asking: I feel as though I'm doing a pretty good job at keeping oxygen out of my beer. I do realize that I may not be as well as I think I am, but I perform most transfers as closed transfers under pressure. I can use an insane amount of hops, and after a week or so, the hop flavor is gone. The beer is still bright and you can tell it was heavily hopped, but that's it. You just know hops were added. I don't get any specific citrus, floral, tropical, flavors.
I've noticed that when I rinse (very well) parts that have been soaking in oxiclean, there can be a residual white substance. I believe this could have something to do with minerality of the water being used, but I can't help but think this is oxiclean that just won't rinse off.
But more generally, my question is will oxiclean or PBW oxidize beer. If the answer is yes, then not fully rinsing would indeed. And then my next question would be how little Oxiclean would it take? I can imagine that a very small amount could have a great effect.
The reason I am asking: I feel as though I'm doing a pretty good job at keeping oxygen out of my beer. I do realize that I may not be as well as I think I am, but I perform most transfers as closed transfers under pressure. I can use an insane amount of hops, and after a week or so, the hop flavor is gone. The beer is still bright and you can tell it was heavily hopped, but that's it. You just know hops were added. I don't get any specific citrus, floral, tropical, flavors.
I've noticed that when I rinse (very well) parts that have been soaking in oxiclean, there can be a residual white substance. I believe this could have something to do with minerality of the water being used, but I can't help but think this is oxiclean that just won't rinse off.