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I remember looking into my first brew and then noticing a crack in the fermenter lid and thinking if it looks that weird it has to be infected. Of course now I know it always looks weird and until you bottle it and realize you made a great beer.

Ambient Temp is 68-70. I'm using a chest freezer with a thermostat so temps stay stable.

I followed all directions for a Cooper's ginger beer kit (to make the alcoholic version, not the soda version) including adding 2.2 lbs of white sugar except I rehydrated the dry kit yeast in warm, preboiled water before pitching. It seemed to take off slow and the airlock never really picked up...

Like Bobot said, the CO2 burnin the nostrils is normal. The wine/sour smell can be deceiving and is often normal, check the taste when you do a gravity test after about two weeks. It's most likely going to be a great batch!

Cool thanks for the replys. I was just wondering since I had some yeast made on 9/9/12 and Mr. Malty said I needed a 1lt starter and 3 vials of yeast even w/ a stir plate. It just sounded kinda high once I entered the production date. I remember the days when I just pitched one liquid pack or...

@ rcrabb22: Use Revvy's bottling techniques and it will go by A LOT quicker and easier. I actually enjoy bottling now that I follow his advice. Of course, It doesn't hurt to have some tunes playing and a homebrew in hand!

Just taking a poll here: Do you think Mr. Malty rates are too high? Also give a reason for your your answer, if you would like. (Also let me know if you use the Date/Viability feature on the calculator.)

Good info, thanks Vigo!

I will use RO water for my sanitizers from now on and see how that does. It's weird it's only happened once to me and only after bottling but it cant hurt to try. Thanks for the input!

My temps are set between 66-68 in a chest freezer w/ thermostat. Seems to be great for all my other brews.

It's happened with a few different yeasts so I don't think that's it.

I rinse the bottles w/ tap water as soon as I pour from them and let them drip dry upside down. Then they are sanitized before bottling again. All other equipment from bottling is immediately rinsed and cleaned with tap water and a wet soft cotton rag and then wiped down with a dry soft cotton...

No we don't share equipment.

Nope, I stated that I always use the same bottled spring water for 10 years, never had a problem. I noticed some other posts about a metal taste and the beer tasting good before bottling/kegging and using star san seem to be common but then everyone starts asking about water source and kettle...

I know, I know you are all going to say that you can't taste Star San and not to fear the foam. And I believe it, since I have used it many times with no issues and even put some in plain water to taste it by itself (it's only a little tart) Well a buddy and I are trying to figure this off...

This is from the descrpition for the APA kit from Brewer's Best: "AMERICAN PALE ALE-Perhaps the most widely brewed American style ale. Moderately strong hop aroma and bitterness. Pale ale malt base provides deep gold, almost amber, color and medium-bodied mouthfeel." I would guess they mean...

I've heard American Pale Ale is the most popular types of beer in America. I think the Stranger has rye in it and if you liked Stranger try the Terrapin Rye Pale Ale, I think it is even tastier!

While I was typing my first reply, it looks like others already had chimed in and Revvy is usually on the money. I've also noticed also that gravity can sway due to partial boils and topping off amounts.

Is the recipe from a kit or something you came up with yourself? You can always plug in your ingredients to one of the online calculators like Hopville.com and see what it OG it comes up with with. Regardless, it's already been made so if you want the gravity to drop some more than you could...

In the "Brewing Classic Styles Book" they recommend to use Nylon paint strainer bags from a paint store and I did find some there and they are a lot cheaper than the Nylon strainers at my LHBS. They do say 100% Nylon, but does anyone know if these can handle the high temperatures for steeping...