I have some one gallon jug from my second batch of brew. I cleaned with Oxyclean, the first jug came out sparkling like a Russian ballerina but the second one had a very very, faint, slight black lines at the bottom. It seems like a stain, or something because I've Oxycleaned it about 4 times and it still looks exactly the same. Obviously I want to make sure this isn't going to mess with a batch. I don't have a camera readily available and I don't think the camera would even be able to see it. I'm just not sure what it could be. If it were anything in the world I would assume it's some kind of resin. Could it be hop resin? I just don't know what it is because nothing seems to remove it (even overnight soaking). I can't imagine whatever is leaving that can't be good for my fermentables. Any ideas?
Dirty (glass) carboy?
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It could be shadow caused by imperfections in glass. Put light on it from multiple angles simultaneously and see if they disappear.
I use glass a lot for my primarys and small batch secondary/conditioning, and i have never noticed hop resin staining glass (might just be me though)
I also use Oxy for cleaning.
I use glass a lot for my primarys and small batch secondary/conditioning, and i have never noticed hop resin staining glass (might just be me though)
I also use Oxy for cleaning.
I think you're onto something. It no longer looked black today like it did yesterday (when I was cleaning) so it could have been water that made it look darker. Today it simply looked like small scratches or perhaps imperfections in the glass. Not sure how I would be able to tell the difference. My money is on glass imperfections. I'll further check when I get some batteries for my flashlights
