Okay, here's the situation
This weekend, our fridge froze over, reaching 47F max at one point, but spending most of its time at about 42-43F
In said fridge, we have a brewing tank, which I had placed hot tea, herbal extracts and melted honey in to cool over the weekend. (our main, glycol chilled brewing tank is malfunctioning, so this was my only option) The mixture has a BRIX of 8.1 and a pH of 4.44
The tank was cleaned well prior to adding the extracts, and all procedures were followed to keep the product safe from contamination. The tank was sealed after the liquid was added, and on Sunday when it was cracked open, it started to pull in air, as sealing it while it cooled (probably was around 80-90F) had caused a vacuum.
Can these extracts be saved? Can a pasteurization help? The extracts were to receive additional ingredients today, which would bring the pH to around 3.7 and Bx to about 4.4 (max)
I know it's a long shot. It's just an expensive dump, so I thought it was worth a second opinion. Of course, having sick consumers is a bigger expense, so I'm fine dumping it if that's the recommendation.
Thank you so much!
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