How Many Batches Before You Made A Dumper

[wiggybrewer]

I made one bad extract batch in the last fifteen years that I dumped. But my all grain batches have all been awesome!

 

[jmprdood]

never dumped - some just better than others

 

[BrewinHooligan]

I haven't dumped one yet, but my first batch was not good due to lack of understanding the importance of temp control. It was only a 2 gallon MR Beer batch and I punished myself for making bad beer by drinking it. Only did a few more MR Beer kits before diving into AG and each batch is better than the last now thanks to all the wisdom on this forum.

 

[Brewitt]

My first batch was extract with specialty grains. Came out great. Second was a partial mash. It got infected and was undrinkable. Since then I have gone all grain with no problems. Well, my son did a Guiness clone kit with my supervision and its got the plastic taste. I won't drink it. He might ;-) A couple of mine have been "interesting" experiments but they seem to get consumed. Only up to about 20 batches so plenty of opportunity left for failure. ;-)

 

[motobrewer]

my 3rd or 4th went down the drain

 

[Darkness]

This year I have had an issue with sanitizing. Maybe I just got lazy but it has not been fun 35gal went down the drain. The up side is my septic field is hammerd drunk. Micro organizams just having party's down there.

 

[half_whit]

Brewed a bock that caught a contaminant and tasted like bandaids. Gave it time to see if it would "clear up" and cracked one every so often. I've done that through an entire case and I just poured a bottle of 98% foam. Bandaid tasting foam.

At least I have a HB IPA to drown my sorrows while I watch the rest of these swirl down the drain

 

[Calichusetts]

Batch #101 and counting...no dumps. Did have to age a BoPils for like 5 months to get all the spices to settle, no idea what I was thinking, added like 7 spices. After it mellowed, it was a slightly cinnamon pils and quite delicious.

 

[strambo]

No dumpers or infections, but I have had a couple out of a couple dozen total that were just meh.

 

[BucknerBrauhaus]

I dumped #6 due to having 5 gallons of vinegar bottled. (#7 came out good, so I think it was bottle or bottling bucket sanitation that got me).
#8 is unknown (Highly inaccurate thermometer resulting in mashing at about 180 degrees) - about another week in the keg before I know for sure. Hopefully it will be a good low alchohol sweet beer).

 

[brokebucket]

I am fixing to dump #3, a dry stout that has a strong plastic taste to it....also the LHBS guy tasted it and picked up hints of "goat". Not reassuring.

Going to save a few though until after I brew up a couple experimental batches of same this weekend to find out where the flavor came from.

 

[daksin]

I made about 5 batches before getting an infection that caused the beer to go bad and haven't had one since. I made an altbier last year that was never good, even after months of lagering. I finally took it out of the keezer last month, but I haven't dumped it yet. No reason, I guess, but I have plenty of kegs. It's not getting better, though. I'd call it a dumper, I'm just too lazy to clean the keg it's in.

 

[gestyr]

Lol One time about 20 years ago I went a bit overboard. I used a ****load of hops, about 2 ounces of grated ginger root and 4oz of spruce essence in a 5 gal batch. the taste still haunts my memory. It tasted similar to how "Coast" deodorant soap smells. ROTFLMAO

 

[cluckk]

I've never made a dumper, but I have made a "my sphincter tightens at the thought of drinking it" ale many years ago.

 

[cluckk]

I am fixing to dump #3, a dry stout that has a strong plastic taste to it....also the LHBS guy tasted it and picked up hints of "goat". Not reassuring.

Going to save a few though until after I brew up a couple experimental batches of same this weekend to find out where the flavor came from.

Plastic taste is usually chlorine. Goaty taste is usually lacto. Did you use chlorinated water?