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Old 10-23-2008, 08:24 PM   #1
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Default Does This Look Infected? (Pics Included - Beer related...or IS IT??)

So here are my pictures. You'll notice the green speckles...those are hops that are on the inside of the bottle that stuck there when the krausen subsided. There's also what looks like a weird streak on the left side, that's on the bottle too. I'm happy to give any information that might help the diagnosis!

Basic: Brown Ale, Smells sour, tastes sour with a bit of "tingling" in it when I drank the hydro sample. OG 1.057, last reading 1.008, in the bottle since Sunday 10/19.

Thank you in advance!!

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Old 10-23-2008, 08:25 PM   #2
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No...Sure Doesn't!

When you say sour...you mean like...warheads sour? Like Vinegar Sour?

You're beer looks great to me (assuming that those white spots dont' have tenticles on them)

Take LOTS of notes when you taste those samples. Write down EVERYTHING that comes to mind. They will be usefull in 6 weeks or so when you're bragging to all of your friends that YOU made that stuff!
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Looks normal to me. I can't really see the white spots floating on the surface that well though.
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Looks fine. I had one batch that looked like that. I let it ride. Turned out to be the best I've done thus far.
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THIS is what an infection looks like:

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•Scottish 80/- •Sweet Stout •Roggenbier
.primary | bright:
98: Moss Hollow Soured '09 72: Oude Kriek 99: B-Weisse 102: Brett'd BDSA 104: Feat of Strength Helles Bock 105: Merkin Brown
.on tap | kegged:
XX: Moss Hollow Springs Sparkling Water 95: Gott Mit Uns German Pils 91b: Brown Willie's Oaked Abbey Ale 103: Merkin Stout
98: Yorkshire Special 100: Maple Porter 89: Cidre Saison 101: Steffiweizen '09 (#3)
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When I say sour I mean maybe green apple sour...I don't know about vinegar, but it's not a warhead sour. It smells sour too...the smell is more vinegar-ish.

Being only my second batch, and a style different from my last batch, and with all the problems I had with the brew day I guess I'm paranoid.

I guess I'm just like every other noob on here wanting confirmation that they haven't ruined their "child".

I guess every batch is different...
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THIS is what an infection looks like:


That so Rocks!

does it have a dowel in it's bung? (looks like maybe?)
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Dammit Evan! That is almost freakish. I'm sure you did that on purpose. I've read enough of your posts to have a good idea that you're more skilled than that...wow.

I'm really starting to feel a little better...I've kindof been freaking out. I'm a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to this stuff.
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Dammit Evan! That is almost freakish. I'm sure you did that on purpose. I've read enough of your posts to have a good idea that you're more skilled than that...wow.

I'm really starting to feel a little better...I've kindof been freaking out. I'm a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to this stuff.
Yeah, it's a flanders red with roeselare blend on 'er. I've had 2 infected batches (unintentional), and both happened in bottle.
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•Scottish 80/- •Sweet Stout •Roggenbier
.primary | bright:
98: Moss Hollow Soured '09 72: Oude Kriek 99: B-Weisse 102: Brett'd BDSA 104: Feat of Strength Helles Bock 105: Merkin Brown
.on tap | kegged:
XX: Moss Hollow Springs Sparkling Water 95: Gott Mit Uns German Pils 91b: Brown Willie's Oaked Abbey Ale 103: Merkin Stout
98: Yorkshire Special 100: Maple Porter 89: Cidre Saison 101: Steffiweizen '09 (#3)
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That so Rocks!

does it have a dowel in it's bung? (looks like maybe?)
yep, dowel in the bung.


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•Scottish 80/- •Sweet Stout •Roggenbier
.primary | bright:
98: Moss Hollow Soured '09 72: Oude Kriek 99: B-Weisse 102: Brett'd BDSA 104: Feat of Strength Helles Bock 105: Merkin Brown
.on tap | kegged:
XX: Moss Hollow Springs Sparkling Water 95: Gott Mit Uns German Pils 91b: Brown Willie's Oaked Abbey Ale 103: Merkin Stout
98: Yorkshire Special 100: Maple Porter 89: Cidre Saison 101: Steffiweizen '09 (#3)
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