Urgent help - Blue Videne

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masterosouffle

Urgent help - Blue Videne

Post by masterosouffle » Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:19 pm

Just got sorted to keg one of my beers and was pouring the Videne solution from the keg when it turned blue, proper dark blue! Why has this happened and is it something to worry about?
I'll rinse it again, but will hold off on anything else until I get a reply, cheers,

leedsbrew

Re: Urgent help - Blue Videne

Post by leedsbrew » Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:56 pm

sounds like a positive starch-iodine reaction

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iodine_test

cheers

LB

masterosouffle

Urgent help - Blue Videne

Post by masterosouffle » Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:37 pm

Great thank you, that looks like it, must clean kegs better!

BozBru

Re: Urgent help - Blue Videne

Post by BozBru » Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:49 pm

Rinse, then rinse again, and rinse again to be sure. Then rinse again for peace of mind.

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