Have I stuffed up?

[MattGuk]

So I'm in the middle of a mash right now.
After finishing work I decided to put a brew on, however as life does, things get in the way and I'm trying to concentrate on multiple things.
Ended up forgetting to add sodium metabisulphite during heat up stage, so I just put some in during the mash, my question is, will this be sufficient to remove chlorine/Chloramine or is this doomed?

Cheers

 

[The Baron]

I can't answer that one as IMO it should add it before but If I think on you can rid some of the chlorine by a vigorous boil but not sure about chloramines.
Somebody with more knowledge will pipe up soon and correct if I have mixed it up.
So I would maybe make the boil at little more vigorous and extend it a little too

 

[MattGuk]

I do always carry out a vigorous boil anyway, I fear I may I totally stuffed up

 

[The Baron]

Just go with it and see it may turn out alright is my opinion

 

[MattGuk]

Thanks Baron, I'm guessing it will be drinkable as I never used to add the stuff years ago and it was drinkable, however since adding it they have become much better

 

[The Baron]

I have also done brews without adding a Campden tablet and had no adverse effects so just run with it. I have sometimes forgot to add protofloc etc but its not the end of the world

 

[moto748]

I've never added sodium metabisulphite to a mash in my life, and the world has continued to rotate on its axis, and I have noticed no negative effect on the quality of my beer.

It's probably fair to say that the need or desirability of it depends on the quality of your local water.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

I shouldn't panic. Taste the wort and if it's OK then you will be fine.

Incidentally from what I understand, the problem is not so much the chlorine itself but the compounds that it produces when it comes into contact with organic compounds, which can give you a nasty 'TCP' taste even in really low concentrations. But I imagine that at the beginning of the mash the concentrations of organic compounds in solution will be pretty low.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

I've never added sodium metabisulphite to a mash in my life, and the world has continued to rotate on its axis, and I have noticed no negative effect on the quality of my beer.

I think his intention was to add it as a water treatment before the mash :-)

 

[moto748]

I still never have!

Perhaps one of these days I should try it.

 

[MattGuk]

Yes, my intention was to put it in before the mash.
I guess it should be drinkable and putting some in at some point early ( ISH ) in the process will help to some degree.
Now I just have to figure out my wandering efficiency problems, but that's another story

 

[chillipickle]

I still never have!

Perhaps one of these days I should try it.

You are very lucky to have nice water out of your tap!!!
Come and try some from the thames valley, you can smell the chlorine when you turn the tap on, nasty.Let alome the 280/300 hardness.

 

[MattGuk]

Yep, Thames water is a B***H, hard as nails and FULL of Chlorine

 

[chillipickle]

The only time we ever drink tap water is when it has been filtered for tea/coffee.Bottled or RO for brewing.

 

[Sandimas]

I've never added sodium metabisulphite to a mash in my life, and the world has continued to rotate on its axis, and I have noticed no negative effect on the quality of my beer.

+1

I've never even heard of it. Your beer will be fine.