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Beer Stone (and the fighting thereof)

EvanderEvander Registered User
edited August 2010 in Debate and/or Discourse
I have a growler from a brewery that I love that I had to decommission due to beer stone deposits about a year ago. The thing is, they redesigned their growlers since I bought this one, and I hate the new design.

Now, they put a seasonal beer on tap this month that I fucking love (an Imperial Alt. Ale, 11% ABV and very sweet, with a really nice finish) and I want to bring some home. Of my options, finding a way to clear out the beer stone is the one I prefer, so what is that way? I've soaked it in soap and water and vinegar solutions in the past, but they had minimal effect. Today I got fed up, bought a gallon of vinegar, and poured the growler full of it. My plan is to leave ti soaking for a while, but I am worried that alone won't do it.

So please, help me out. What should I be doing to clean it? Also, what should I do once it is clean to keep this from happening again?

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  • EvanderEvander Registered User
    edited August 2010
    Oops, I meant to post this in H/A, althoguh come to think of it, this crowd might actually be more likely to have the answers.

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  • General_WinGeneral_Win Registered User
    edited August 2010
    I have no idea what a growler is or what beer stones are, but you should take your dog to the vet.

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  • QuidQuid The Fifth Horseman Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    A growler is just a particularly large bottle of beer that can usually be recapped. It's called a growler because the original version was just a covered pail that the carbonation would cause to "growl".

    A beer stone is actually similar to a kidney stone, but it forms inside the beer is kept in. Which is an issue since it ruins new beer put in there.

    Have you tried breaking it up with a tool?

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  • General_WinGeneral_Win Registered User
    edited August 2010
    Thank you Quid. Making your own beer sounds delicious. Evander, your beer sounds especially delicious, except for the beer stones.

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  • QuidQuid The Fifth Horseman Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I don't believe he's making his own beer, he's just reusing a bottle.

    spacekungfuman wrote: »
    If that woman's cleavedge made one more person pick the game up off the shelf, it was a net positive for microprose. And to be blunt, if taking her top off could have increased sales enough to get a sequel, I'd endorse it 100000% because I like playing great games.
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  • General_WinGeneral_Win Registered User
    edited August 2010
    Ah ha, well its mighty early for me to read things properly. Either way beer sounds delicious.

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  • CathodeCathode Registered User
    edited August 2010
    A cursory search of the internet has revealed this:
    http://www.birkocorp.com/Brewing/beerstone.html

    Might be a bit pricey to get your hands on the lovely caustic chemicals involved though :/

    "There is enough light to enlighten the elect, and enough darkness to humble them."
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  • CritterCritter Registered User
    edited August 2010
    A soak with BLC should take care of it. You can find it in homebrew shops.

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