KookyBrewsky
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I'm on my fourth batch now. Seems like every batch so far after my first (beginner's luck) has run me into some sort of absurd issue.
This time around, I received LME in a can that you have to use a can opener on. The others have been plastic bottles with plastic labels that I soaked in warm water as instructed to make the LME less viscous. Fast forward to today, my LME is in a can, and has a paper label. I soaked it like usual without thinking of the paper. I opened it, went to pour it in my heated wort and PLOP! A piece of the label dropped into the wort. I got the large two chunks out quickly but it seems as though the label has dissolved into a billion tiny particles.
Would you save the rest of the ingredients and toss this batch and start fresh next week, or continue on? I can't imagine a label with perhaps some ink on it being good for anything related to beer. I chatted in with where I bought it and they said the particles should drop out during fermentation and likely not have a bearing on flavor. What do you think?
I feel like an absolute idiot but, every batch so far I've at least learned something. This time, I've learned how to think again.
NOTES: the piece of label was relatively small, less than an inch in every direction. Second, this batch contained steep-to-convert grains which were a real pain, having to stand there for 45 minutes with a thermometer and minutely adjusting the stove temperature every minute. I'd love to not have to do it again however if it'll taste funk with paper particles, I'd rather just toss it.
Lastly, I strained the whole thing through cheese cloth and a strainer, not really sure it helped much but it might have.
This time around, I received LME in a can that you have to use a can opener on. The others have been plastic bottles with plastic labels that I soaked in warm water as instructed to make the LME less viscous. Fast forward to today, my LME is in a can, and has a paper label. I soaked it like usual without thinking of the paper. I opened it, went to pour it in my heated wort and PLOP! A piece of the label dropped into the wort. I got the large two chunks out quickly but it seems as though the label has dissolved into a billion tiny particles.
Would you save the rest of the ingredients and toss this batch and start fresh next week, or continue on? I can't imagine a label with perhaps some ink on it being good for anything related to beer. I chatted in with where I bought it and they said the particles should drop out during fermentation and likely not have a bearing on flavor. What do you think?
I feel like an absolute idiot but, every batch so far I've at least learned something. This time, I've learned how to think again.
NOTES: the piece of label was relatively small, less than an inch in every direction. Second, this batch contained steep-to-convert grains which were a real pain, having to stand there for 45 minutes with a thermometer and minutely adjusting the stove temperature every minute. I'd love to not have to do it again however if it'll taste funk with paper particles, I'd rather just toss it.
Lastly, I strained the whole thing through cheese cloth and a strainer, not really sure it helped much but it might have.
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