WTF is this?! Infection?

My boyfriend looked in the fridge this morning and found this. It's been bottled for almost 6 weeks and has been in the fridge for a few days. I've had multiple bottles from this batch that were fine, I think that maybe this one didn't sanitize properly. What do you think it is?

weird

Ewwwwwww!!!!!

That looks like a tapeworm in a specimin vial.

*shudder*

(Ok, I can somewhat understand the idea of worms in tequilla, but, just ewwwww!!)

I think I'm going to open it up tonight and see if it's a gusher. Regardless, I'm certainly going to give it a taste, but I'd be curious as to wtf caused this hoopla.

Laurel said:

I think I'm going to open it up tonight and see if it's a gusher. Regardless, I'm certainly going to give it a taste, but I'd be curious as to wtf caused this hoopla.

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I don't know if I would have the guts to taste it....but you got to pour it out and take a picture.....

Let us know. I would be surprised if that is anything other than an infection. I have never seen anything that even comes close to resembling that in a bottle of beer.

Revvy said:

That looks like a tapeworm...

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That's exactly what I thought. Was the bottle stored vertically or horizontally? Sometimes if you store them on their side the yeast will settle and make a trail like that but it's usually bigger and doesn't have such defined features.

I wouldn't even drink it. I'd open it up and see wtf that thing is, but I wouldn't drink the beer that's inside.

Revvy said:

I don't know if I would have the guts to taste it

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No way!! You gotta taste it! There is nothing that can survive in beer that is going to hurt you.

If it is an infection, I certainly don't want to miss the chance to see what an infection tastes like!

ohiobrewtus said:

That's exactly what I thought. Was the bottle stored vertically or horizontally? Sometimes if you store them on their side the yeast will settle and make a trail like that but it's usually bigger and doesn't have such defined features.

I wouldn't even drink it. I'd open it up and see wtf that thing is, but I wouldn't drink the beer that's inside.

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That is what I thought at first, but if you look at the last picture, that is clearly not settled yeast. Not sure exactly what it is, but settled yeast it is not.

Totally gotta taste it

Is it wriggling around? Does it have eyes?

The bottles were stored vertically and lived in the fridge vertically too. I'll certainly take photos of it. Maybe I'll keep it out of the fridge today so the photos don't have condensation on them.

Update - it collapsed when I pulled it out of the refrigerator.

ohiobrewtus said:

That's exactly what I thought. Was the bottle stored vertically or horizontally? Sometimes if you store them on their side the yeast will settle and make a trail like that but it's usually bigger and doesn't have such defined features.

I wouldn't even drink it. I'd open it up and see wtf that thing is, but I wouldn't drink the beer that's inside.

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Wait a minute, I have seen something slightly similar, before, several months back a n00b admitted that he thought you stored your beer bottles like wine on their sides while conditioning, and they had a band of yeast running up and down....but this....looks....Organic....and scary.

I really wouldn't drink it....

cubbies said:

No way!! You gotta taste it! There is nothing that can survive in beer that is going to hurt you.

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Nothing Earthly, that is;

ahahahaha

Is it sad that I feel this is a sort of rite of passage? It's my first infection!

What's the worst that could happen? The bottle went through the dishwasher, and with the rest of the beer, I used flawless sanitation techniques.

Worst case scenario, I get a good clean-out!

Laurel said:

I certainly don't want to miss the chance to see what an infection tastes like!

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Laurel, you are a quote machine.

Not a good view to start the day! Now i've lost my appetite

Hey Evan...Maybe this is it...Maybe it's the first sign of the coming Zombiepocalypse.

Is it time to lock and load???

Thixotropic bacterial infection.
http://byo.com/mrwizard/759.html

The famous Belgian brewing scientist Jean De Clerck wrote in his Textbook of Brewing, published in the 1940s, that ropiness is "the most unpleasant infection which can be encountered in beer."

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you should save that for this years secret santa

ahahahahahaahaha, I'm sure whoever got it would be very excited. I'd wrap it with pages from this thread printed out.

I store a lot of my bottles on there side and the sediment does not do that. It lays on the side of the bottle and when you set it up right it falls back to the bottom. That there is just crazy looking.

Laurel said:

If it is an infection, I certainly don't want to miss the chance to see what an infection tastes like!

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You are my kind of woman. LOL...


That thing looks bad. Drink it up and let us know. Video it too so we can see your face when you taste it.

FSR402 said:

That thing looks bad. Drink it up...

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hahaha...that is why I love you guys.

FSR402 said:

Video it too so we can see your face when you taste it.

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Laurel said:

Worst case scenario, I get a good clean-out!

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Yes, but please don't video tape the "clean-out" part of the process!

Also when you taste test it, Slirp that thing out of the bottle like a spaghetti noodle!

Laurel said:

I think I'm going to open it up tonight and see if it's a gusher.

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I'd offer it to your local art museum - it looks cool!

It collapsed when I pulled it out of the fridge.

I'd list it on EBay and see how much money you get!

Laurel said:

My boyfriend l

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F YOU!!!!!
http://break.com/index/she-has-a-boyfriend.html?matchid=NDkzMDg1

Do you sanitize your bottles in the dishwasher? If so, does your dishwasher have a sanitation cycle?

I have a crappy old dishwasher with a "heated dry" mode. I put about 3/4 oz of starsan in the cup when I run it though. I may just move to dunking bottles in starsan after this "experience"

Laurel said:

I have a crappy old dishwasher with a "heated dry" mode. I put about 3/4 oz of starsan in the cup when I run it though. I may just move to dunking bottles in starsan after this "experience"

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Consider getting a vinator;





Couple squirts and the nasties are toast.

I'm moving to kegging in a couple weeks, so I likely won't have to bottle very often at all. I don't mind starsan-ing a few bottles per batch and enough for the occasional beer that needs some time to age before drinking. The less "stuff" I have cluttering up my closet, the more beer I can store!

If the dishwasher doesn't have a sanitation cycle, it's likely not doing a very good job with your bottles. Use Star San.

That's just what I said that I was going to do from now on.

So are you home yet? Have you cracked the bottle yet...I just ate, so I shouldn't puke when you show us the picture....well maybe I won't

She leaves work at 6, which is about 15 minutes ago. Patience, man.

Revvy said:

Couple squirts and the nasties are toast.

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Nominate this one for quoteworthiness too?