Floaties and 'gunk' in first batch bottles??

[dawn_kiebawls]

TL;DR
Hey guys, I have been patiently waiting for my first ever batch to finally carb up. It has been almost 3 weeks and I've finally had a few of them. They are...beer..lol. It was an extract kit, Honey Brown Ale, and I made many embarrassing mistakes (I have since corrected) leading to the off flavors I'm experiencing (uncontrolled fermentation temps other than being under my AC register, opening fermenter to STIR beer when airlock stopped, dunked my sample cylinder into the beer to take gravity readings *shaking head in disbelief*). I'm hoping to get an experienced person to taste one and pin-point what they are. i.e. fusels, banana, infection etc and I will post back.

Anyway, since I can not identify these off flavors, I have a good feeling of what caused them, so I'm forgetting about those for now.

My concerns are, after inspecting a 6 pack before chilling I noticed 1 bottle had unsettled particulates floating and the rest are crystal clear. Another had some 'gunk' stuck to the bottle right at the liquid line in the neck of the bottle. An additional note is the carbonation is very inconsistent. One 'popped' when I open the cap and had beautiful head retention and rising carbonation throughout, the other 3 had a thin head that dissipated almost immediately.

Last and not least, I have noticed that after I pour the beers and drink them the off flavors/aromas are moderately noticeable for the first 1/3 of the glass, then 2/3 tastes and smells much more like an actual beer! But, the last 3rd of the glass is like concentrated 'off-ness'..Is this unusual? Am I infected? Will 'time heal all things' in my case or should I just chill 'em and chug 'em? Thanks for the read, and as always I very much appreciate any help and feedback I get!

 

[Brownalemikie]

Well, the one bottle with floaties might have been bottled last towards the bottom of the bottling bucket where the yeast cake is and some of the cake got into your bottle.

As far as the taste difference as you drink, IMO the flavors become more intense as the beer warms up. I think thats why a lot of micro-breweries serve their beer in the 40-45 degree range. JMHO

 

[myelo]

If the floaties/gunk is yeast and other normal stuff, a lot of that will settle to the bottom of the bottle after a couple of days in the refrigerator. Almost all after a couple of weeks.

On the other hand if you did not adequately clean the bottles, all best are off.

As for the inconsistent carbonation, make sure you adequately mix your priming sugar. A lot of instructions say to siphon/rack your beer onto the priming solution in your bottling bucket. That didn't work for me. I found I still needed to gently stir it or I got very uneven carbonation bottle to bottle.