You'd have to taste it to see....Fermentation can smell nasty, but untill you actually taste it you won't Know
But if it did turn to vinegar than I would bet you have been noticing a lot of fruitflies around your house or wherever you brew. That is the bane of warm weather brewing. Vinegar is often the result of acetobactor infections from fruit flies. A lot of us had fruit fly issues last summer. Did you happen to notice anyone around?
BUT if it is vinegar, it's not a total loss...what you have made is malt vinegar....you could bottle some of it in nice bottles to give as gift.
OK, I'll taste it tomorrow and if it doesn't taste like vinegar than I'll keg it. Should I leave it in the primary any longer to see if it cleans up or should I keg it now? Thanks, Mike
Technically I believe it would be beer vinegar as it has hops.You'd have to taste it to see....Fermentation can smell nasty, but untill you actually taste it you won't Know
But if it did turn to vinegar than I would bet you have been noticing a lot of fruitflies around your house or wherever you brew. That is the bane of warm weather brewing. Vinegar is often the result of acetobactor infections from fruit flies. A lot of us had fruit fly issues last summer. Did you happen to notice anyone around?
BUT if it is vinegar, it's not a total loss...what you have made is malt vinegar....you could bottle some of it in nice bottles to give as gift.
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