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Woodbury419 · 07-22-2012, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FATC1TY

Yuck. Looking at those bubbles on that stout after adding coffee has me pretty leery to pop some beans I've had sitting in some bourbon for a week into my breakfast stout I've got going on. It's been in primary for 3 weeks, and is a pretty expensive recipe! I've got a labor of love going on and I'll be damned if 2 oz of coffee will bring me down.

Don't worry about the coffee, if you soaked them in vodka or bourbon for awhile then you're golden. I didn't sanitize my coffee out of curiosity.

**FATC1TY** · 07-22-2012, 10:51 PM

Just finished brewing a batch, and racked the other one I had in primary.

Added the coffee, and wood and cocoa nibs.. They were all soaked in bourbon, the coffee and cocoa soaked up all the bourbon just about, but I figure it's good to go.. We'll see!

**damien666** · 07-25-2012, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by uncleslam23

Here's a better quality pic

my first post hope I do it right.
first non mr beer batch

notes

blonde ale brewed

soaked everything in starsan

july 15th partial boil
3 gallon tap
2 gallon spring water cold in bucket
1 oz saaz hops full 60 minute boil
1/2 teas irish moss
1.050 OG
spetialy 10l grains steeped from cold to 155 for 20 minutes
messed up yeast pitched at 120 nottingham
got wyeast yorkshire and re-pitched july 16th
opened bucket like a fool
fermented to hot 77 deg F
mistake after mistake.....

racked to carbouy 7-19 airlock no activity or less ten 1 bubble per minute forgot to test gravity
taste bitter
coller cloudy blonde
think its contaminated. 7-25 see white on top looks the same previous post

looks just like this I can try to take a pic if humidity dies.

AR-Josh · 07-26-2012, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by damien666

my first post hope I do it right.
first non mr beer batch

notes

blonde ale brewed

soaked everything in starsan

july 15th partial boil
3 gallon tap
2 gallon spring water cold in bucket
1 oz saaz hops full 60 minute boil
1/2 teas irish moss
1.050 OG
spetialy 10l grains steeped from cold to 155 for 20 minutes
messed up yeast pitched at 120 nottingham
got wyeast yorkshire and re-pitched july 16th
opened bucket like a fool
fermented to hot 77 deg F
mistake after mistake.....

racked to carbouy 7-19 airlock no activity or less ten 1 bubble per minute forgot to test gravity
taste bitter
coller cloudy blonde
think its contaminated. 7-25 see white on top looks the same previous post

looks just like this I can try to take a pic if humidity dies.

Yeah...that's infected. In my opinion.

**damien666** · 07-26-2012, 06:41 PM

yes Im pretty sure its that lacto infection

is this something that can be recovered?
I had a small mr beer batch do this and i bottled it a month or so ago it still doesn't taste sour.
just bitter.

thank you

shattstar03 · 07-27-2012, 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by damien666

yes Im pretty sure its that lacto infection

is this something that can be recovered?
I had a small mr beer batch do this and i bottled it a month or so ago it still doesn't taste sour.
just bitter.

thank you

Hate to say it but i'd dump it and cut my losses. Mourn its death by drinking a few high abv beers, then buy some new ingredients for something else.

iambeer · 07-27-2012, 05:34 AM

stomach does a somersault.

gross... it is known.

nuke it from orbit and start over.

sentfromspain · 07-27-2012, 08:14 PM

I brewed a batch with raisins 2 weeks ago. Today the brew has a bunch of abnormally large bubbles, and if they break they leave a kind of film. Smell isnt too inspiring either.

Same thing happened to a stout of mine that I added vanilla to. Guess it's bad luck for me to add non-grain ingedients.

rezance · 07-28-2012, 08:08 AM

this is my infection:/
can be it dangerous to drink?

**damien666** · 07-28-2012, 10:02 PM

question about those white bubbles.

I checked on that batch this morning and the bubles are all gone

I can still see the sheen and it looks like some really small bubbles are starting.

Is there any chance that thing died?

i can smell the beer a little and it smells ok. I still aint opened it up to taste.

SHould I give up hope and dump?

Or is there any chance?