Comments on: Infected Beer http://www.brew-dudes.com/infected-beer/597 Resource for home brewers created by home brewers. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:29:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: skookum http://www.brew-dudes.com/infected-beer/597#comment-2648 skookum Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:09:52 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/infected-beer/597#comment-2648 First question i would raise: did you make a good yeast starter, or just dump the yeast in? I always make a healthy starter beforehand, cause this way you can smell a batch of bad yeast before pitching it. Saves a lot of money and work, cause to dump a bad starter is way cheaper than having to dump all of your beer. Secondly, you may want to take a close look on your sanitation practices. After the boil everything, and I do mean everything, has to be as steril as you can possibly get it. This even includes the airlock. C YA skookum First question i would raise:
did you make a good yeast starter, or just dump the yeast in?
I always make a healthy starter beforehand, cause this way you can smell a batch of bad yeast before pitching it.
Saves a lot of money and work, cause to dump a bad starter is way cheaper than having to dump all of your beer.
Secondly, you may want to take a close look on your sanitation practices.
After the boil everything, and I do mean everything, has to be as steril as you can possibly get it.
This even includes the airlock.
C YA
skookum

]]> By: chemgeek http://www.brew-dudes.com/infected-beer/597#comment-2647 chemgeek Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:26:58 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/infected-beer/597#comment-2647 yikes, that didn't look like what I saw on my beer. It looks a lot more scary than you described. What a shame, but we've all been there. I'm about to do a very big beer and this was a reminder for me to be very careful about sanitation. Good luck on the lager yikes, that didn’t look like what I saw on my beer. It looks a lot more scary than you described.

What a shame, but we’ve all been there. I’m about to do a very big beer and this was a reminder for me to be very careful about sanitation.

Good luck on the lager

]]> By: Jason http://www.brew-dudes.com/infected-beer/597#comment-2646 Jason Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:23:03 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/infected-beer/597#comment-2646 I've had this happen to me before from bacteria on my home grown hops that I used to dry hop with. it's most likely bacteria. Alls not lost though, let it get really funky and maybe it will be a nice belgian type of octoberfest!! Why not finish it out and see where it is! I’ve had this happen to me before from bacteria on my home grown hops that I used to dry hop with. it’s most likely bacteria. Alls not lost though, let it get really funky and maybe it will be a nice belgian type of octoberfest!! Why not finish it out and see where it is!

]]> By: chemgeek http://www.brew-dudes.com/infected-beer/597#comment-2645 chemgeek Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:31:04 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/infected-beer/597#comment-2645 If it is what I think it is, I had this happen to a porter about a year ago. The beer was NOT compromised. I kegged it and drank it with no ill effects. The beer did not have any serious off flavors. It would not have won any kind of award, but it was totally drinkable. I hope for the best. If it is what I think it is, I had this happen to a porter about a year ago. The beer was NOT compromised. I kegged it and drank it with no ill effects. The beer did not have any serious off flavors. It would not have won any kind of award, but it was totally drinkable.

I hope for the best.

]]> By: John http://www.brew-dudes.com/infected-beer/597#comment-2644 John Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:03:28 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/infected-beer/597#comment-2644 <p>Aw man, that is a bummer. </p> <p>We are keeping our fingers crossed.</p> Aw man, that is a bummer.

We are keeping our fingers crossed.

]]> By: Skot Colacicco http://www.brew-dudes.com/infected-beer/597#comment-2643 Skot Colacicco Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:56:49 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/infected-beer/597#comment-2643 Sounds like a Lactobacillus infection, or possibly brettanomyces. It might not end up ruining the beer if you drink it fast. It probably wont taste sour or funky yet, but give it time, and it will follow with a mellow sourness. You could turn it into a sour beer, but it would lake any real depth, most likely. Good luck, and thanks for the great website. =) Sounds like a Lactobacillus infection, or possibly brettanomyces. It might not end up ruining the beer if you drink it fast. It probably wont taste sour or funky yet, but give it time, and it will follow with a mellow sourness. You could turn it into a sour beer, but it would lake any real depth, most likely. Good luck, and thanks for the great website. =)

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