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I have had a batch of apfelwein aging in the fermenter for about four months now. I took a look at it today and I think it has gone bad! I am mostly concerned with the slight white lacy stuff that was on the surface of the apfelwine as well as there appears to be some black spots around the...

I think you've already had enough if you are taking a deposition from a jug of apfelwein. :tank::tank:

So, several weeks ago I was cleaning my glass carboy is preparation for making a batch of apfelwein when it suddenly proved that gravity is still functional. Aside from having to clean up (no injuries) it wasn't a big deal since I had been contemplating replacing it with a Better Bottle or...

I finally tasted mine...it was bad. Oh well, time to make more.

It didn't smell like vinegar but it sure tasted like vinegar. Oh well.

I've got you beat. Mine has been sitting for 3 1/2 years!

"Try a Zima, it's good!"

Too cold to crash it outside. (14F last night). I filtered about 2/3 of a quart through a coffee filter and now it is in the refrigerator to crash there for a while.

Both the wife and me do not think it smells like vinegar at all. It does have a fairly strong odor which I would describe as similar to a port wine or a sherry. It is also a smell where it seems to stick in your nostrils for a few minutes after smelling it. I am going to try to filter the mason...

Not yet. I'm trying to figure out how to clarify it. There is a lot of yeast (mold?) floaters.

Enabling necromancer mode..... I haven't touched this apfelwein since I posted this thread! :cross: For the last two years (3 1/2 years since starting a batch) the five gallon bucket of apfelwein has been sitting in my basement. It hasn't been air tight, but it has been dust tight. This...

Well, I changed my mind. When I opened it up yesterday, it looks like a dirty fish tank. It has a very strong alcohol odor, but it is slightly "off" in the odor. It almost smells like a strong port wine and is a very dark amber-gold color.

So...you know that axiom that beer making is a perfect hobby for lazy people? Well, I think I embody the very meaning of that concept. In the early summer of 2010, I decided to make my first batch of Apfelwein. Being the lazy person I am, it actually sat in the fermenter for about six months...

Man you guys are tall! :drunk: (Nice fish too.)

That sucks. I usually just leave flaming footprints on the lawn. :eek:

Seven weeks ago I brewed a Brewers Best Scottish Ale kit. Four weeks in primary and three weeks in the bottle and I now have two cases of absolutely delicious, perfectly carbonated, deep dark red beer. I have read many people here say this is a hobby for lazy patient people....that suits...

Using my full name gives me "Drained and Wavy" which I think is absolutely perfect as a home brewery name.

That's a great idea! An online anagram generator for my name gave me "Drained and Wavy" Perfect! :drunk:

Thanks! Good to know I can at least read an ingredient list properly. Hopefully I can get to this in the next week or two.

I am planning to make Orfy's Hobgolin beer as my first recipe beer (I have done kits up until now). I have identified what I think are the correct grains for this, but I would just like to make sure that I am talking about the correct stuff. I may or may not buy from the sources listed, I am...