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The bottle was rinsed out immediately after the pour. Most of the bottles are like this...some worse than others. A soap scum film starting at the line and moving down best describes it. The beer is 3 weeks in the bottle and the taste has been getting progressively worse from when it...

My latest batch of beer tastes kind of funny and has some kind of residue on the inside of the bottles. The residue shows up as an opaque line around the inside of the neck. It looks like it might be from some kind of nasties that got into the beer. Any info would be great. Hedghog Taste...

This photo shows one of 60 empty bottles...all virtually identical. It seems like some kind of residue is stuck to the inside of the bottle where the beer used to be.

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The most important part of brewing is to create an isolated colony of just one type of fungus...namely whatever yeast you are using. This is organic chemistry plain and simple which would make it a science. Of a more secondary nature, the environment you create...your wort and what fungus...

I have found that electric stoves will get the job done but unless it's a high end model the element won't last long. Most electric stoves are just not designed for boiling 3.5 gallons of wort. To get a real Cadillac boil going easily I would suggest a turkey fryer which has the added...

This has got to be one of the most interesting posts on the fundamentals of fermentation that I have ever encountered. It brings the statement "Relax. Don't worry. Have a home-brew." full circle. Well done!!!! A+++++ work. Hedghog

A case of decent beer in Canada = $45.00 One 5 gallon batch = 2.5 cases = $112.50 One 5 gallon batch uses: 7.5# Malt extract = $20.00 1.5# Specialty Grains = $3.00 4oz Hops = $8.00 Yeast is free if you wash it. For a total of $31.00 plus water and propane. So I would say it's...

Well, I can't buy beer where I live so I just do without. The Legion and the Elks Hall serve suds but all mainstream swill. I have to force myself to go down there once a month just to get out of the house...as for the beer it's exactly as you described...I have to force the first 6 or so...

If your not too picky about the style and taste of the finished product, virtually any ale brewed at room temperature will be drinkable and most times extremely drinkable. If you are aiming for a particular style and taste of beer however, you will need some form of temperature control...

My imagination runs wild with the nastiness of this occurrence.

Sorry for making it sound confusing but, fermentation has been going on normally for 3 weeks and is starting week 4 today. I did not take an OG reading. I know it's not the most reliable indicator but the airlock is popping about every minute or so. I took a good look at it today and it...

I am brewing an IPA with the using the following amounts of malt: 7.5lbs LME 1lb Crystal Malt 0.5lb of Toasted Malt Fermentation has started week 4 and has slowed to a trickle but the beer has not cleared at all yet...when should I start worrying? I have never had a beer go for more...

Hoppy beer has been a journey for me which by no means is over yet. When I was young I preferred the sweet bland taste of mainstream Canadian beers and when someone handed me a hoppy beer I would return it to them saying it was skunky and not fit to drink. As time went by I finally...

As far as doing boils on the stove...don't even get me started on my power bill. True that on the cost of making a batch up here...every day that goes by without having beer dulls the memory of how much it costs as I anticipate just being able to sit back and have a beer with dinner...

Another thing that I have heard is that a yeast colony (if you can call it that) actually does a survey of it's environment before it starts feeding in order to set itself up for a future hibernation stage. So, if their feeding cycle is disturbed there is a chance that it may cause the colony...

I am in Iqaluit, Nunavut Canada at the head of Frobisher Bay. Giving away alcohol up here would probably get me in hot water with the community...there are no beer or liquor stores up here for a reason. Besides, the cost of doing a batch of home-brew up here is stupid expensive. Some...

Ya...definitely the waiting. I live in the high arctic where there are no beer or liquor stores so when my supply of store bought runs out I have to rely on home brew...this is the exact situation I am in now. Left the civilized world with 2 flats of Urquel 500ml cans on the 13 of January...

Everyone has mentioned pretty well everything else but I was wondering if anyone has tried Sleeman's Special Edition IPA. |-|edgehog

Don't worry about it...its normal...make another batch. Hedghog