Hey guys,
Brewed my first batch of beer this weekend, an AHS Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout clone, partial mash.
Brewed it Saturday, saw no airlock action whatsoever. Kept the beer at 66-70F the whole time. Cracked it open today, hoping that the seal around the airlock wasn't tight and that it would be fermenting away.
The beer inside was one of the worst smelling things I have ever encountered. My wife was in the same room, and had to run out. Putrid!
The weird thing was, there was nothing on the surface of the beer. The smell was extremely strong, hard to describe, I guess sulfur would be most fitting.
Pretty bummed, $45 down the drain. I think our main issues were:
It took us an hour to chill the wort because we weren't prepared with enough ice, and we found out what we thought was sanitizer was cleanser.
Ordered a big bottle of StarSan and the ingredients for Graff to brew this weekend. Hopefully it goes better...
Brewed my first batch of beer this weekend, an AHS Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout clone, partial mash.
Brewed it Saturday, saw no airlock action whatsoever. Kept the beer at 66-70F the whole time. Cracked it open today, hoping that the seal around the airlock wasn't tight and that it would be fermenting away.
The beer inside was one of the worst smelling things I have ever encountered. My wife was in the same room, and had to run out. Putrid!
The weird thing was, there was nothing on the surface of the beer. The smell was extremely strong, hard to describe, I guess sulfur would be most fitting.
Pretty bummed, $45 down the drain. I think our main issues were:
It took us an hour to chill the wort because we weren't prepared with enough ice, and we found out what we thought was sanitizer was cleanser.
Ordered a big bottle of StarSan and the ingredients for Graff to brew this weekend. Hopefully it goes better...