I made a Steam beer clone and decided to use knox gelatin for the first time as a clearing agent.
I used 1 knox pk to 1 cup of water and heated it up to around 170.
I then crash cooled and added to the secondary.
I left it in there for around 3 weeks maybe 4.
Today when I went to keg the beer out of my conical I noticed white spots on the top of the beer. Im guessing it must be the gelatin.
My issue is the beer smells like vinegar. I have never had a spoiled batch before so i'm not sure what exactly to look for.
All I know is before I put the gelatin in it did not smell remotely like that.
I tasted the beer and it does not seem to taste like vinegar it didn't seem bad.
But the fermenter does smell alot like Vinegar.
I was wondering do you think that the batch has spoiled?
I used 1 knox pk to 1 cup of water and heated it up to around 170.
I then crash cooled and added to the secondary.
I left it in there for around 3 weeks maybe 4.
Today when I went to keg the beer out of my conical I noticed white spots on the top of the beer. Im guessing it must be the gelatin.
My issue is the beer smells like vinegar. I have never had a spoiled batch before so i'm not sure what exactly to look for.
All I know is before I put the gelatin in it did not smell remotely like that.
I tasted the beer and it does not seem to taste like vinegar it didn't seem bad.
But the fermenter does smell alot like Vinegar.
I was wondering do you think that the batch has spoiled?