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So I took a sample of my Special Bitter to the LHBS when, after 3 weeks in secondary, it still had this strong medicinal smell/taste. The guy there took one smell and said it was infected. He took several more and said it smelled like it had gotten infected with something like the strain that...

Or maybe similar to a cleaning solution. I'm brewing my first non-Mr. Beer batch and I just tasted my specific gravity sample after one week in secondary. I'm sure I made a lot of mistakes (which would have been avoided had I perused the fora before starting this brew) but I don't think any of...

Okay, technically Commerce City, but close enough. I've been a member for about a month and lurking reading the posts for longer than that. I am finding this pastime to be quite addicting. And I love the sense of being able to create something that is connected all the way to the dawn of...

First off, Hi, all! I joined up a couple weeks ago, but I've just been lurking since then. I am pretty new to the whole home brewing thing, but already I'm addicted. I have my first non-Mr. Beer 5 gallon batch of beer fermenting away and I just bottled my first cider today. The beer recipe is...