soundsandsuds
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone,
Here's my first real post. It is a should-i-turf-my-batch question, but not for the usual reasons.
This was my first batch, a hefeweizen, from extract. I missed the OG, (1.020 instead of 1.045) because I didn't realize that I had a 6.5 gallon carboy and not a 5. I used my carboy as my primary and my bucket as my secondary. I added (boiled) extract in the secondary to try to bring the OG back up, according to a recalculation of the recipe for 6 gallons. I waited an extra couple of weeks for it to ferment. Now it's bottled.
I messed up in a bunch of spots, and I'm okay with that.
It tastes okay, and I know to give it time to age. The thing that I'm a little worried about; though, is that there may be lead in it from the wort chiller. I washed the wort chiller with soap and water to get any surface grime off of it, but I didn't know (they didn't mention it in the instructions) to cure it with vinegar and peroxide to remove any surface lead.
Does anyone know what quantities of lead I would be looking at? I know that any quantity of lead is not good, but certain levels will be higher than normal environmental exposures.
Here's my first real post. It is a should-i-turf-my-batch question, but not for the usual reasons.
This was my first batch, a hefeweizen, from extract. I missed the OG, (1.020 instead of 1.045) because I didn't realize that I had a 6.5 gallon carboy and not a 5. I used my carboy as my primary and my bucket as my secondary. I added (boiled) extract in the secondary to try to bring the OG back up, according to a recalculation of the recipe for 6 gallons. I waited an extra couple of weeks for it to ferment. Now it's bottled.
I messed up in a bunch of spots, and I'm okay with that.
It tastes okay, and I know to give it time to age. The thing that I'm a little worried about; though, is that there may be lead in it from the wort chiller. I washed the wort chiller with soap and water to get any surface grime off of it, but I didn't know (they didn't mention it in the instructions) to cure it with vinegar and peroxide to remove any surface lead.
Does anyone know what quantities of lead I would be looking at? I know that any quantity of lead is not good, but certain levels will be higher than normal environmental exposures.
