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Hey all, Well I just tasted it and it actually starts tasting like beer but then the aftertaste turns pretty sour and very lambic indeed. The flavor really fills your whole mouth and not in a good way...almost whiskeyish (I'm not a whiskey fan though). Anyway, I think I'm going to dump it...

Ok, I will taste it tonight and report back. If it's nasty then it's getting dumped.

It was like $30 or so....it smells sour and looks suspect and it's been a looong time in the fermenter with a suspect airlock. I am apprehensive to bottle it. I will taste it tonight, if it tastes bad I am dumping it. It should taste like a flat belgian ale correct? Safe to dump down the...

Three piece air lock. It smells sour.

It's a Belgian Ale kit from my local homebrew shop if that helps. I am soo ashamed. Should I just bottle it?

It's a Belgian Ale, been fermenting for over a year...airlock was EMPTY..don't ask. Image - TinyPic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting

OK, this is my third batch of beer. The first two came out great. This one due to moving, work on new home, job changes etc. has been fermenting for basically a year. I know, sad and pathetic, :(. I have had no time to brew. I use a plastic ale pail as a fermenter with the plastic air...

I cut my teeth on Miller Lite so I usually have a 12 pack around in the spring/summer. Great after cutting the grass. I love SNPA as well especially for the price.

Hey all, I brewed a Belgian Pale Ale extract kit from my local LBHS last Saturday. I used the Wyeast Labs Belgian Ardennes #3255, my first time using liquid yeast. I smacked my pack (sounds dirty :cross:) the Sunday before hand thinking I was going to brew the following Wednesday but did...

SpanishCastleAle, I'm not following something here: You stated making 2 1.8L starters, how does that get me to 5.37L? I may have missed something, Thanks, FG12351

SpanishCastleAle, You got it, that's what I used. I had the slider at 3 though. Wow, being a newb I though the Wyeast pack was all I needed, that was wrong. Dumb question: Decanting the liquid is removing the wort from the flask and keeping the yeast correct? Do you just pour it out? I...

I'm getting ready to brew a 5 gallon extract kit of Belgian Ale (OG 1.060) and it came with 1 XL pack of Wyeast Belgian Ardens Liquid yeast. I've never used liquid yeast before and I am thinking I need to make a starter. I used Mr. Malty's pitching calculator and it tells me this: # of...

I thought it smelled fishy so I have been disregarding. Thanks fellas!

I heard from someone that you should not store empty bottles in the garage due to exhaust fumes? Any truth to this? We park both of our cars in our garage daily. Obviously I would wash and sanitize the bottles before bottling but wanted to get everyone's take. Thanks, FG12351

I'm a newb who would like to brew a Guinness like stout to enjoy this winter. I'm an extract w/steeping grains brewer. Looking online a lot of the kits I have found recommend months of conditioning time. I know this only helps the beer but if I were to brew in the next few weeks, is there a...

Thanks guys, I was thinking the garage with the door open was the best bet and easier than in the driveway. Thanks!

Hey all, I've got one extract brew under my belt and everything went great! Since we have a very crappy electric range the wife-unit bought a bayou classic and a 30 Qt. SS pot for my birthday. I'm gearing up to brew another extract kit this weekend and I want to use the fryer and do a full...

OK, it's not all roses. Some of the bottled beer is alot darker after pouring and has more of a bite to it that I am contributing to burned extract on our crappy electric range. The flavor is tolerable. We had to boil the wort in 2 separate smaller containers because of the above...

It was a Brewer's Best Red Ale extract that I had in the primary for 4.5 weeks and it's been in the bottles for 2 weeks. My patience ran out yesterday and I threw one in the freezer for an hour and then in the fridge for another hour before I cracked it open last night. It was great! The...

Hey all, I just bottled my 1st batch! It's a Brewer's Best Red Ale. It's been fermenting for 4 weeks and 3 days. Bottling took me about 2 hours (with cleanup) and it was quite a mess. I filled 24 22 oz bottles with headspace of around 1.75-2 inches if I had to guess. My question is...