r8rphan
Well-Known Member
I brewed a Batch of IPA this weekend, and tried a new bucket blow off method for it.. I pitched Saturday afternoon, and as of this morning, there was no gas pressure in the blow off tube, So I was going to pitch another packet of yeast, thinking that there was something wrong with the first packet..
When I pulled open an edge of the lid I saw that there was a good layer of Krausen on top.. meaning the yeast was okay but my blow off tube was leaking.. badly..
Seeing as the krausen had not risen all the way to the lid, I decided it was safe to just use a regular air lock.. So I sanitized another lid, stopper and airlock and installed them..
On the first lid there was some krausen on it.. I tasted some.. It was sour as hell... Now I don't know if krausen just tastes nasty or if my batch is infected, or if this was just old stuff that had spoiled from when I first shook the thing after brewing, and the bucket had not yet filled with C02...
My sanitation habits are pretty meticulous, so I'll be surprised if I have an infection.. but anything is possible.. Anyone have experience with this?
I rocked the thing back and forth on a couple occasions thinking the yeast was not taking off, with the idea of rousing it might help, now I'm hoping that I didn't wash some spoiled crap off the lid into the beer and infect everything..
Thoughts, stories, comments?
Thanks,
When I pulled open an edge of the lid I saw that there was a good layer of Krausen on top.. meaning the yeast was okay but my blow off tube was leaking.. badly..
Seeing as the krausen had not risen all the way to the lid, I decided it was safe to just use a regular air lock.. So I sanitized another lid, stopper and airlock and installed them..
On the first lid there was some krausen on it.. I tasted some.. It was sour as hell... Now I don't know if krausen just tastes nasty or if my batch is infected, or if this was just old stuff that had spoiled from when I first shook the thing after brewing, and the bucket had not yet filled with C02...
My sanitation habits are pretty meticulous, so I'll be surprised if I have an infection.. but anything is possible.. Anyone have experience with this?
I rocked the thing back and forth on a couple occasions thinking the yeast was not taking off, with the idea of rousing it might help, now I'm hoping that I didn't wash some spoiled crap off the lid into the beer and infect everything..
Thoughts, stories, comments?
Thanks,