Sour Beer? Oh No!!: iodophor

» JKG - iodophor

You obviously like iodophor. *grin*

While I use iodophor for stainless steel, I use bleach for all glass and plastic. Here's why.

Iodophor isn't expensive, but bleach is cheaper
and more widely available--even at the corner
grocery store.

As a long distance backpacker, I've used both iodine and bleach to treat drinking water. Both worked well for me, but iodine stains plastic and has a more detectable taste (to me).

I don't trust iodine as a no rinse sanitizer, although I have used it as such. I'm not comfortable with the lower concentrations. I'd rather use a strong concentration of bleach and rinse well.

I doubt that I could detect a drop of bleach in five gallons of beer, although I wouldn't try it for recreational enjoyment. I have used a drop of bleach in a gallon of water when performing water treatment in the backwoods, and I was unable to taste the bleach. Maybe my taste buds are dulled *grin*

As for the lack of toxic substances in spoiled beer, the conventional wisdom (what I've read) is that you are correct. On the other hand, I can't imagine anyone drinking an infected batch. My infected batch tasted so bad that I tossed the entire batch down the drain.

JKG

-- posted by JKG