BeerPressure
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Okay I think I've picked up an infection from doing a fruit beer.
Did a Blueberry Wheat, secondary w/ 3 lbs blueberries. I dunked them in boiling water for about 15 seconds to kill off anything then I mushed them and racked beer on top. This beer came out tart/sour tasting.
I think i fermented a belgian blonde ale in the same bucket. It didnt finish dry enough (1.016FG). Now it tastes sour and cloying after being in bottle for a week. Used White labs trappist ale yeast.
I brewed a belgian dark strong ale and pitched it on yeast cake from above and it seems to of over attenuated (1.017 and still fermenting)
Do any of you think its possible I picked up an infection from that fruit? Or is it just the flavor of the beer and the belgian blonde just didnt dry out enough as a result of underpitching?
Edit: None of the bottles have been gushers. In fact the blueberry wheat has had a problem carbonating.
Did a Blueberry Wheat, secondary w/ 3 lbs blueberries. I dunked them in boiling water for about 15 seconds to kill off anything then I mushed them and racked beer on top. This beer came out tart/sour tasting.
I think i fermented a belgian blonde ale in the same bucket. It didnt finish dry enough (1.016FG). Now it tastes sour and cloying after being in bottle for a week. Used White labs trappist ale yeast.
I brewed a belgian dark strong ale and pitched it on yeast cake from above and it seems to of over attenuated (1.017 and still fermenting)
Do any of you think its possible I picked up an infection from that fruit? Or is it just the flavor of the beer and the belgian blonde just didnt dry out enough as a result of underpitching?
Edit: None of the bottles have been gushers. In fact the blueberry wheat has had a problem carbonating.