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  1. M

    Bad contamination, what is this?

    Under filler airlock... Great suggestion. But that would also mean my dark place is crawling with fruit flies.
  2. M

    Bad contamination, what is this?

    Some more images. I popped one of the bottles. Plenty of carbonation. Smelled OK (no I didn't taste it). I poured it out and grabbed one of these things. Didn't wiggle. Looks like larvae. Possibly fruit fly? I had the bottles outside. Then when was ready to bottle I cleaned and sanitized...
  3. M

    Bad contamination, what is this?

    IPA brew. All grain. I guess it's obvious I did not achieve goal of sanitizing. I tasted one at end of 2-week bottle fermentation. It was a bit sweet with slight hop. Good smell and look. A bit cloudy. Waited another week, the bottles were in dark place around 70 degrees. Checked last night...
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