LovetheHops
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I just cracked open an IPA.
I noticed the bottle had a ton of sediment in it, almost 1 cm. I opened the bottle and the beer volcano out of the bottle. The sediment looked like debris caught up in a tornado. The beer was undrinkable.
Other specs:
Beer had been in bottles for 7 days. ( i know 3 weeks is ideal)
FG before priming was 1.001
Primed with 0.75 cup of honey, boiled in 1 cup of water. (I know corn sugar is ideal, but I had all my bottles washed and everything set up when i realized I was out of corn sugar)
Used washed California Ale yeast in this batch. (Wash was in my fridge for 48 hours before use)
Obviously, this beer could have used more time in the secondary.
But what is up with the volcano? Thoughts?
P.S.
I feel like I am always posting my problem batches. I am enjoying a great IPA that actually went smoothly. I don't think I am going to use washed yeast again, as those batches are always the ones with problems.
P.S.S.
Bad batches bum me out!
I noticed the bottle had a ton of sediment in it, almost 1 cm. I opened the bottle and the beer volcano out of the bottle. The sediment looked like debris caught up in a tornado. The beer was undrinkable.
Other specs:
Beer had been in bottles for 7 days. ( i know 3 weeks is ideal)
FG before priming was 1.001
Primed with 0.75 cup of honey, boiled in 1 cup of water. (I know corn sugar is ideal, but I had all my bottles washed and everything set up when i realized I was out of corn sugar)
Used washed California Ale yeast in this batch. (Wash was in my fridge for 48 hours before use)
Obviously, this beer could have used more time in the secondary.
But what is up with the volcano? Thoughts?
P.S.
I feel like I am always posting my problem batches. I am enjoying a great IPA that actually went smoothly. I don't think I am going to use washed yeast again, as those batches are always the ones with problems.
P.S.S.
Bad batches bum me out!