chezzesteak
Well-Known Member
help!!!! what is this and whats this caused from?
i brewed two batches yesterday and the other one is not like this..
i brewed two batches yesterday and the other one is not like this..
I've ha the exact thing in my Carboy before. It was a mix of hops, grain particles, and coagulated proteins, they settled out after the aggressive fermentation slowed down (and looked pretty cool while the ferm was going full tilt) When you were transferring to your primary from the kettle, did you whirlpool your wort post boil? did you filter? How quick did you chill your wort?
is there reasons why one beer would do it and not another. i am worried lately becuse i have had 3 bad batches in the last 2 months.
i stopped doing primary and secondary. i found out i was just increasing my contamination. i do 3 gallon boils , still extract, chill it with immersion chiller which is about 15 -20 mins, add 2.5 gallons of sterile filtered water ...
yes on filter, i have one of those funnels with the filter in it. just used that for the first time. trying to get my beer more clear and not so much **** in it
Thanks guys...
. . . . . Generally, it should not end up in your bottle.
And having bad batches is something that we can also help keep from happening if we know your methods. Almost every problem has a simple solution for it.
I'd be interested in knowing your brewing method. Honestly, there are ways to keep that stuff out of the fermenter (to a certain point). And really, a lot of people don't bother keeping it out, they just work around it. Generally, it should not end up in your bottle.
And having bad batches is something that we can also help keep from happening if we know your methods. Almost every problem has a simple solution for it.
Also please tell us how you determined the previous batches were bad.
I'm sorry, I can't let this go. So you had two batches in bottles already, and they tasted a little funny, but it was so subtle that "most normal new brewers wouldnt [sic] pick it up" -- and you dumped it? How long had it been in the bottles? Did you at least save a 6-pack to see if the off-flavors mellowed/disappeared with age?
The thing with beer is, nothing that can kill you can live in it. So unless a beer is totally undrinkable, I wouldn't ever think of dumping it. At the very worst, if it's drinkable but you don't enjoy it, throw a party and serve it to some sloshed friends. And in any case, there is no way in hell I would trust the word of a couple of guys at the LHBS that my drinkable-but-slightly-off beer was irrevocably ruined and should just be dumped.
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