AviatorTroy
Well-Known Member
Well, after about 60 batches or so under my belt, I'm pretty sure I got my first infected batch this week. I brewed a pale ale about a month ago, and dry hopped it in the primary. Racked to secondary yesterday and added gelatin finings. The yeast cake smelled awful. I mean I know yeast can get pretty nasty but it literally smelled like my feet after a 3 day kayak trip.
I pulled a sample, and it tasted ok. The strangest part, when I checked in it today, the airlock in the secondary was bubbling away, maybe 3-4 per minute. Something is up.
The yeast was a second generation of Denny's Fav 50. I can't figure out if the infection was caused by a poor yeast washing technique, dry hopping in primary, or literally could be almost anything.
Trying to decide where to go from here. I'd hate to dump out all my yeasts from my collection but now I'm in doubt of my sanitation during the yeast wash.
I know what y'all are going to say........ Just drink it.
I pulled a sample, and it tasted ok. The strangest part, when I checked in it today, the airlock in the secondary was bubbling away, maybe 3-4 per minute. Something is up.
The yeast was a second generation of Denny's Fav 50. I can't figure out if the infection was caused by a poor yeast washing technique, dry hopping in primary, or literally could be almost anything.
Trying to decide where to go from here. I'd hate to dump out all my yeasts from my collection but now I'm in doubt of my sanitation during the yeast wash.
I know what y'all are going to say........ Just drink it.