first brew, does this look normal?
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carnevoodoo
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Si. Es normal.
carnevoodoo
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Oh, and the banana is because you're fermenting a bit warm. Try to keep those temperatures under control.
goplayoutside
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Yes, stinky foaming yellow-brown goop in a bucket with green flecks is absolutely normal. Let it ferment out and then carb it, let it prime, and apply the following formula to find out if you made beer:
1: Pour some in a glass and look at it
2: If it looks like beer, smell it
3: If it smells like beer, taste it
4: If it tastes like beer, drink it
5: ... drink several more. Eventually you will need to piss and you will stand up.
6: That's when you know.
I generally also take a gravity reading after a week or two (once all the foaming stops). Seeing that the gravity dropped to the target F.G. reasures me. I have only once had it not be that way, and that carboy was at 50* so the yeast crapped out early (too cold).
1: Pour some in a glass and look at it
2: If it looks like beer, smell it
3: If it smells like beer, taste it
4: If it tastes like beer, drink it
5: ... drink several more. Eventually you will need to piss and you will stand up.
6: That's when you know.
I generally also take a gravity reading after a week or two (once all the foaming stops). Seeing that the gravity dropped to the target F.G. reasures me. I have only once had it not be that way, and that carboy was at 50* so the yeast crapped out early (too cold).
ChshreCat
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Unless you drink beer sitting on the toilet. It's all about saving time.
r3dn3ckstyl3z
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that's what i'm screaming.... work smarter not harder.....
Arkador
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it looks normal to me... try making it again, and use a swamp cooler, the bananna flavor will subside...
voegeli51
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The Banana flavor is a good sign with wheat. When I brewed my first wheat, I was scared that there might of been bacteria in it. However, after I bottled it and let it sit for a couple weeks, it turned out to be great. It looks/sounds like everything is fine.
This can be advantageous if your gut isn't used to taking in a lot of yeast and you insist on drinking more than a couple. At least that's the opinion of my brother after he had 2 of my honey weizens. I told him to leave that last bit in the bottle but did he listen?? NOOO.
