Re: priming tablets - need sanitizing?

On 2 Aug 2006 18:43:53 GMT, John 'Shaggy' Kolesar <spam@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


It seems my bottled beer
isnt tasting as good as the beer in the keg. there could be numerous
factors that might go into this but i wonder if my old sugar tablets
might be the problem. I have had the same bag of tablets with a rubber
band wrapped around them for some time and they might be picking up
some bacteria?

I don't think they can. There's actually a point where the sugar
concentration becomes so high that it inhibits bacteria. Other than
airborne bacteria just settling on the prime tabs (which shouldn't
happen wrapped in a bag) I don't think they can spoil or pickup an
infection.

Bacteria and wild yeasts will not grow on something as hard and as dry
as primetabs. The same rule applies to honey. Unless it's diluted,
it won't ferment.


Phil
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