Ok, so I'm new -meaning I'm prone to the: oh noes, uh ohs, and in general have not yet adapted to the RDWHAHB philosophy (though I'm trying).
I brewed a Wheat based IPA with Honey as thus:
Recipe specifics:
Style: Imperial IPA
Batch size: 5.0 gal
Boil volume: 6.0 gal
OG: 1.074
FG: 1.019
Bitterness (IBU): 142.0
Color (SRM): 6.9
ABV: 7.3%
Grain/Sugars:
8.00 lb Wheat LME, 74.4%
2.00 lb Honey, 18.6%, boil for 5 min
0.50 lb Crystal 20L, 4.7%
0.25 lb Crystal 40L, 2.3%
Hops:
1.00 oz Warrior (AA 15.0%, Pellet) 60 min, 51.6 IBU
2.00 oz Simcoe (AA 13.2%, Pellet) 30 min, 70.0 IBU
1.00 oz Simcoe (AA 13.2%, Pellet) 10 min, 16.5 IBU
1.00 oz Simcoe (AA 13.2%, Pellet) 2 min, 3.9 IBU
The story comes from the yeast. I originally grew up some PacMan from the dreggs of some Shakespear Stout, then pitched into another IPA (5 gal batch). I then salvaged the yeast using the method of pouring de-oxygenated water from boiled down (then cooled) mason jars, then poured the yeast back into these jars. I washed the yeast a few times, being as sanitary as an insanely OCD person. I then built up a 1 liter starter from one of the mason jars 2 days prior to brew day.
I thought I started to catch a whiff of some off smell in the starter only on the last few hours before brewing, but thought it was something else and pitched anyway.
The next day I went down there and had to add a blowoff tube because it was starting to come up into the airlock. Later that day, it was blowing like mad and the entire room smelled like my sewer pipe busted.
I read a great deal on this forum and others, and even consulted my LHBS.
There was a great range from either:
Infection to It's normal wait it out.
The decision I came to being the root cause was from Sulphur.
I tried just stirring with a cleaned and sanitized new piece of copper pipe, but it didn't remove the smell. So the next day (after advice from my LHBS), I just re-sanitized the copper pipe and dripped it in the bucket to stay for the rest of the primary fermentation period. They've been in there since 6-27-13.
What's the thoughts?
RDWHAHB?
Pitch the batch out?
Take out the copper pipe because I'm poisoning myself even further?
Splash rack to secondary?
I brewed a Wheat based IPA with Honey as thus:
Recipe specifics:
Style: Imperial IPA
Batch size: 5.0 gal
Boil volume: 6.0 gal
OG: 1.074
FG: 1.019
Bitterness (IBU): 142.0
Color (SRM): 6.9
ABV: 7.3%
Grain/Sugars:
8.00 lb Wheat LME, 74.4%
2.00 lb Honey, 18.6%, boil for 5 min
0.50 lb Crystal 20L, 4.7%
0.25 lb Crystal 40L, 2.3%
Hops:
1.00 oz Warrior (AA 15.0%, Pellet) 60 min, 51.6 IBU
2.00 oz Simcoe (AA 13.2%, Pellet) 30 min, 70.0 IBU
1.00 oz Simcoe (AA 13.2%, Pellet) 10 min, 16.5 IBU
1.00 oz Simcoe (AA 13.2%, Pellet) 2 min, 3.9 IBU
The story comes from the yeast. I originally grew up some PacMan from the dreggs of some Shakespear Stout, then pitched into another IPA (5 gal batch). I then salvaged the yeast using the method of pouring de-oxygenated water from boiled down (then cooled) mason jars, then poured the yeast back into these jars. I washed the yeast a few times, being as sanitary as an insanely OCD person. I then built up a 1 liter starter from one of the mason jars 2 days prior to brew day.
I thought I started to catch a whiff of some off smell in the starter only on the last few hours before brewing, but thought it was something else and pitched anyway.
The next day I went down there and had to add a blowoff tube because it was starting to come up into the airlock. Later that day, it was blowing like mad and the entire room smelled like my sewer pipe busted.
I read a great deal on this forum and others, and even consulted my LHBS.
There was a great range from either:
Infection to It's normal wait it out.
The decision I came to being the root cause was from Sulphur.
I tried just stirring with a cleaned and sanitized new piece of copper pipe, but it didn't remove the smell. So the next day (after advice from my LHBS), I just re-sanitized the copper pipe and dripped it in the bucket to stay for the rest of the primary fermentation period. They've been in there since 6-27-13.
What's the thoughts?
RDWHAHB?
Pitch the batch out?
Take out the copper pipe because I'm poisoning myself even further?
Splash rack to secondary?