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Old 04-24-2008, 03:45 AM   #1
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Default Hmmm... Something odd in my bottle

Poured myself a bottle of my czech pilsner (came out GREAT by the way, of course I found it tasted best when I only had about 15 bottles left!) and I noticed something floating in the bottom of the bottle.

I got another glass and dumped out the last ounce, and there were two very odd looking "growths" that were each about an inch long and maybe a quarter inch wide. Sorry I threw it down the drain before I thought to take a picture.

Strange thing is, these things seemed to be wrapped in some kind of membrane. The beer itself looked fine, smelled fine, and then I figured go ahead and taste it and it tasted fine also.

So remembering what people here have said, if your beer is drinkable, it probably won't hurt you, I am drinking it as we speak.

None of my other bottles appear affected, so I must not have rinsed this well before I sanitized and bottled.

Anyone have the foggiest idea of what may have been in my bottle?


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cigarette but you missed while cleaning your scavenged bottles?
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Just one spec of missed organic material in a bottle and it can ruin it fast. If I ever bottle I have always inspected every bottle with strong light to see anything in there. After using bottles always rinse well and store upside down in a rack so there is no standing water. Go find a used bottle rack, it really helps.


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