Just bottled an irish red ale and when i took a sample for a hydrometer reading i drank it and it had a faint taste of something similar to rubbing alcohol. I thought this to mean it is infected but i bottled it anyway. What r your thoughts?
Is my beer infected?
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Sounds like you have some phenol alcohols usually from high fermentation temps
do you know temperatures that you are fermenting in? once fermentation starts the temperature can ramp up 5 degrees or more.
if this is the case it is perfectly drinkable. but i would watch fermentation temps in the future.
one of the biggest things to brew good beer is temperature.
How long did you let it ferment before bottling?
beerandloathinginaustin
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It's possible it needed a little time to clean up. I tend to give everything 3 weeks to a month in primary just to let the yeast smooth everything out.
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