Is my beer infected?
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novahokie09
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If you mashed this in a blue cooler, it's definitely infected.
VikingChrisColby
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No, but it might be contaminated ;-)
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Chris Colby
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That is an awesome photo!
:rockin:
Only on this forum would we go up to each other and say, "Hey, does this look infected to you?" and have someone actually look!
:rockin:
Only on this forum would we go up to each other and say, "Hey, does this look infected to you?" and have someone actually look!
No, fermentation is stuck just pitch more yeast and you will be good to go
BradleyBrew
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yep, donate to the drain gods immediately
Hopper5000
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You should bottle it all and send it to me immediately
OP
OP
2 1/2 lb. of chanterelle mushrooms
GarageDweller
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shoulda went with p.cubensis :fro:
TheZymurgist
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Nice. At our last homebrew club meeting, someone brought a beer made with chanterelle mushrooms. I think they steeped them in water and made a tea, but I could be wrong. It was actually really really good. I didn't expect to like it, but I was completely amazed.
OP
OP
I've made this beer quite a few times and experimented with different ways of treating the chanterelles. I've concluded that the less you do, the better the flavor. DO NOT wash them, boil them, steep them in vodka, or anything else. Take a leap of faith. By the time you add them to this beer, it's over 9%. In addition, the pH is in the mid 4s. Those make it very resistant to contamination (better, Chris?). In fact, I've never had a contaminated batch.
Hopper5000
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You also have the benefit of chanterelle's growing everywhere in OR. Further, this "season" was apparently extra epic. I was up there a few months ago doing some hunting, and punting, with some friends. It was pretty nuts.
OP
OP
My wife picked the chanterelles from the woods on our land. We've been doing it for 20 years now, and there were at least twice as many this year as I've ever seen.
OP
OP
Pretty much all of my recipes end up on the AHA recipe wiki. This one is at http://wiki.homebrewersassociation.org/WeeShroomy . Be sure to follow the notes exactly. The boildown and the treatment of the shrooms are really important.
thanks!
Hopper5000
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My friends a mycologist and said it's the best since an epic bloom in 1997 or something along those lines. It sure is awesome to see. Dunno why one would ever buy any in the store living there. We even snagged some off of a road median, lol.
OP
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Yeah...around here where they're [plentiful, chanterelles can be anywhere from $10-25/lb. Fortunately, they grow on my property!
