Bad Batch?

[Hop man]

I haven't had a bad batch yet but I think I might have my first. I fermented during a heat wave and it was an extremely fast fermentation at about 80-82 degress. I checked the gravity tonight and it has dropped to where I expected but it has a vinigar smell to it. May be an infection? A result of fermenting to hot? What do you think?

Most importantly, what are my chances of having good beer in a couple of weeks?

 

[david_42]

Off hand, I'd say it isn't infected. Whether or not it will be ok depends somewhat on the OG & yeast. Give it 3-4 weeks.

 

[Beerthoven]

Like david_42 says, let it age for 3-4 weeks and it might turn out ok. Don't give up on it until you have drunk a bunch of it and its clear its not getting any better. Personally, I've had bad luck with beers that fermented too hot: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=36225.

 

[TheJadedDog]

Sounds like it may have fermented hot. Give it some time and see what happens.