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Update 3 Took it to a party and people loved it, received lots of compliments and drank a few too many . Cheese smell is completely gone now, I’m guessing it was due to bottle carbonation or something. Let’s see if it passes the hangover test tomorrow. I’ll upload a picture, I likehow clear...

I don’t think it is butyric acid tbh. Could it be bad/old hop pellets? They were sealed in the bag they came in, I opened the bag when I brewed this batch and then immediately I stored them in the freezer in vacuum sealed bags. I have a 1 oz bag of saaz pellets I bought a couple of months before...

Yup, bottles are stored at 70-80 F and are covered up with a plastic bag. Bottle infection could be a possibility, the bottles I used where extremely dirty, so dirty that I had to clean them thoroughly, boil them and sanitize them before using

I couldn’t wait and I opened a bottle today only 3 days after being bottled. I noticed a Parmesan cheese like smell and off flavor that was not present while fermenting or at bottling day. Is this normal? I can’t help but think that this batch is ruined. Still gonna wait some time before opening...

Update 2: I just bottled today. A couple notes: Beer stayed on the yeast cake for one extra week (uni got in the way and literally spent last week studying all day). Noticed a large amount of sediment in the bottles after only a few minutes of being bottled. I cold crashed and fined with...

Update: I just brewed this. Ran through some problems: I got 1.036 og (what’s efficiency lol) and pitched WAY too hot. Fermentation chamber malfunctioned when is pitched and while I fixed it, wort’s temperature raised up to 95F. It’s been almost 3 hours and temperature is still coming down to...

Hello homebrewers. I'm kinda new to this hobby and was hoping to get some feedback on my recipe from more experienced homebrewers. Im trying to make a golden/blonde ale; my objective is to make something refreshing that can be drinked easily (its very hot year round here is SA). I'll be using...