ESPY
Well-Known Member
I think I've encountered my first dose of contaminated homebrew. I did a clone of Pete's Wicked that I initially thought turned out pretty good. I kegged most of it and bottled about 12. I gave a couple each to some friends and they both liked it. After that it really went down hill. It got a medicinal/chemical flavor that must have been contamination. I dumped the keg and tasted one of the remaining bottles and it was bad too. So it seems to me that it must be something I did during the bottling/kegging process.
Is it common for contamination to get worse with time? I'm surprised that the first samples were OK. And does contamination develop even in cold temp?
Thanks,
SP
Is it common for contamination to get worse with time? I'm surprised that the first samples were OK. And does contamination develop even in cold temp?
Thanks,
SP