So I'm getting better about this relaxing thing. It has been two days since brewing my first all grain in a converted cooler.
I washed out my cooler with detergent and rinsed it off and out with a garden hose. I rinsed off the new bazooka screen and ran hot water through and out of the cooler. I also did this with my boil kettle, just to be sure It was clean. I used the boil kettle to bring 5 gallons of water to mash temp.
I've read somewhere that people think using soap is a cardinal sin. I'm pretty sure I rinsed it out well.
After I conducted the mash for an hour I opened up the cooler and noticed some oil-slick looking small bubbles on top among the grains. I tried to forget it but finally I'm overcome with concern that my first and other wise glorious all grain is corrupted with soap or some leeched chemical.
I did not use star san, so it cannot be that.
What say you, HBT? Got some experience here?
I washed out my cooler with detergent and rinsed it off and out with a garden hose. I rinsed off the new bazooka screen and ran hot water through and out of the cooler. I also did this with my boil kettle, just to be sure It was clean. I used the boil kettle to bring 5 gallons of water to mash temp.
I've read somewhere that people think using soap is a cardinal sin. I'm pretty sure I rinsed it out well.
After I conducted the mash for an hour I opened up the cooler and noticed some oil-slick looking small bubbles on top among the grains. I tried to forget it but finally I'm overcome with concern that my first and other wise glorious all grain is corrupted with soap or some leeched chemical.
I did not use star san, so it cannot be that.
What say you, HBT? Got some experience here?