How many brews have you dumped??

[eluterio]

ZERO going on 5 years. Only reason why needed to get my taste buds trained on horrible beers! Ive had a few that I should have but kept them around just to see what would happen.

 

[fd4413]

Not to level of dumping it. I had batch ruined by chlorine I dumped (over 20 years ago).

I'm currently about to dump an IPA because of a terrible chlorine taste. The strange thing is...it's been bottled for about 2 months, I popped one the other day and the chlorine taste seems to have faded. Is that normal?

 

[ballsy]

none. Had a few i wasn't necessarily a fan of, but others loved. Nothing that needed to be poured down the drain.

+1

 

[Onkel_Udo]

I'm currently about to dump an IPA because of a terrible chlorine taste. The strange thing is...it's been bottled for about 2 months, I popped one the other day and the chlorine taste seems to have faded. Is that normal?

Normally beer ruined by chlorine does not taste like you think. It tastes more like Listerine.

 

[brewcat]

None for me.

 

[fd4413]

Normally beer ruined by chlorine does not taste like you think. It tastes more like Listerine.

hmmm, then I wonder what cause my chlorine like taste? Everyone that has tried it has said right away..."wow...that tastes like chlorine!"

 

[slym2none]

Bot? Or did you just not read the thread?

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[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

Most off flavors I can fix but I have to admit Ive dumped 2 in the last 5 years

 

[xpops]

4 so far;

2 - brewed back to back weekends with a brand new garden hose....that i used to collect my brewing water with! it tasted like i was drinking beer through 15 garden hoses
1 - infection...i got too comfortable...slacked on proper cleaning
1 - stressed out WLP001 yeast by splitting/harvesting/growing too much....technically not dumped yet - but it tastes like crazy sour mango and pineapples...it also stalled out half way through fermentation and i had to pitch a packet of S05 to finish it up. i don't suspect it's going to get any better over time...

 

[iijakii]

My third or fourth brew was a Hefe that was just terrible. I had temp control and everything, not sure what happened. I also hate hefes so that might be part of it.

 

[nDub]

I've dumped one beer due to infection.

I almost dumped a cider due to phenolic taste but a friend of mine offered to reduce the volume and increase the alcohol. So I gave him five gallons of 5% cider and he gave me half a liter of 40% cider back.

I suggest you find a similar friend and have him do the same to your beer.

 

[Onkel_Udo]

hmmm, then I wonder what cause my chlorine like taste? Everyone that has tried it has said right away..."wow...that tastes like chlorine!"

You sure it is not ammonia...'cause you know cat pee...ammonia...certain IPA popular hops. It would not be a flavor so much as an aroma but many folks have a difficult differentiating. Hop aroma dulls over time.

 

[FloppyKnockers]

I've never dumped a beer. Unless there is compelling evidence that a batch is dangerous to general public safety I won't dump it. I'll mix, power through it, dilute it, age it, or give it to somebody who thinks it's good.

 

[m00ps]

My third or fourth brew was a Saison that was just terrible. I had temp control and everything, not sure what happened. I also hate Saisons so that might be part of it.

now its all starting to make sense...

 

[thumpersk_a]

Ive dumped 2 batches. First was a cherry wine with a nasty infection. Second was an Aviator Doppelbock clone that was lagering, my ohmbrew fermostat malfunctioned and stuck with the heater on. I came home and found my lager at 126F. Yard fertilizer. Stick with it try not to get discouraged. I dont know much about formulating recipes, so i try to stick to proven recipes and tweak from there. I think until you understand the grain and the flavors they yield its the safe bet.

 

[hbhudy]

The best part of brewing over the last 6yrs for me has been new recipes .. So creating a few dumpers does not bother me as I know why the brews don't taste like I had hoped.. I may just start doing some 3 gallon batches though as I am having a hard time keeping up with the amount of brewing I want to do.. Way too much traveling

 

[bmbigda]

I once accidentally kegged a beer without emptying the half gallon sanitizer first