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You should be just fine. Some breweries still practice open air fermentation and the practice of 100% airlocking your beer is relatively new.
The water in the airlock will prevent bugs and oxygen from getting into your beer, without the water it would still be difficult for an environmental contaminant to get through the airlock. So unless a bug managed to ...
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Here is some great information about beer skunking based upon wavelengths of light (http://www.safespectrum.com/applications_beer_wine.php). UV is the strongest light source that will cause beer skunking. However visible light, specifically anything under 500nm or thereabouts, are threats for beer skunking. And from this page ...
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I don't recommend using it again. Plastic is fairly porous, at least compared to glass or stainless steel. It may also have tiny, microscopic scratches from past usage. There is no way to effectively sanitize the millions of tiny pores and scratches in the plastic which most certainly contain mold spores. Your bleach solution will not be able to penetrate ...
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The link to the tubing you posted says the tubing rating is 250psi, and a barb with a clamp would surely tolerate at least 60psi, but I don't think figuring out the maximum pressure the system can safely handle is the way to go.
Instead, ensure that your adjustable valve has a maximum pressure so that it that opens when the pressure goes above a threshold ...
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I've never had to clean mold, but I ferment in plastic carboys (primo water jugs) and the krausen comes off with an overnight soak of oxyclean in hot water. I've never used a brush, so no scratches to worry about. All visible gunk comes off with the soak. Before you throw it out, you might try that.
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That's tough. You can try the following method : http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-remove-mold-from-plastic/
Since you can't get in there with a scrubbing brush, I suggest purchasing an angled scrubbing brush like this : http://www.midwestsupplies.com/carboy-brush.html
If it is convenient, it may be best to just purchase a new one. Since the vessel is ...
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