White globs in corny

[homers brew]

I brewed a beer late summer and it produced white globules in it after a week or two - and started to taste not quite right.

I assumed this was an infection as it only appeared after a week or so and got worse. Has anybody any idea whether this would be the case?

Other info that may or may not be of relevence: the corny was used to keep pear cider by its previous owner previously, throughly cleaned an santised corny prior to use (although possibly not thorough enough), can't remember ingredients exactly at the moment but I remember that there was a portion of torrified wheat in the recipe (as well as pale and some degree of roasted). Have since served another bitter in the corny and it was fine.

[mysterio]

Yes that is an infection of some sort.

Great care should be taken to clean the cornie before and after each use. The dip tubes in particular can build up a great deal of grime and you need a brush to clean them thoroughly. It is easy to see the surfaces inside them when you hold them up to light. The posts can harbour bacteria too, I tend to boil them before each use.

[homers brew]

Thanks mysterio.

[Shoit]

Yes that is an infection of some sort.

Great care should be taken to clean the cornie before and after each use. The dip tubes in particular can build up a great deal of grime and you need a brush to clean them thoroughly. It is easy to see the surfaces inside them when you hold them up to light. The posts can harbour bacteria too, I tend to boil them before each use.

Can you boil the posts without problems then? That's helpful to know.

Kev