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Yeah, it was definitely too hot. Probably not chlorine, but maybe the wild yeast? It's not gushing after three weeks. I might just dump half of it, so I have some bottles for other beer! We shall see what happens with the rest.

I used Star-San, rinsed it fairly well. I think it may have gotten too warm, maybe up to like 75-80F. If it does get warm, is there any way to recover? My house has pretty variable temperatures.

I brewed a batch of beer that went wrong somewhere, and I am trying to figure out where. It was the Autumn Amber Ale kit from Midwest. After fermenting for two weeks, when I went to bottle the beer had an powerful rubber/plastic, almost rubbing alcohol smell. I bottled anyway. After three weeks...

Anyone have some bottles in Chicagoland? Has anyone had luck getting bottles from a bar, or wherever?

Glenn, that is what I am brewing. Bottling it next weekend!

Thanks everyone! I need to head down to BevArt sometime when I get a chance, I hear good things about it. Brew and Grow sounds cool too.

Hey there! My name is Ian, I just got into brewing here in the West Loop. I have lurked around here for while picking up tips. I have an Amber Ale sitting in the fermenter right now, with equipment and ingredients from Midwest. Already thinking ahead, probably a coffee stout up next, and then...