lost my first brew

[Filter]

went to transfer from secondary to botteling bucket when i opened it up the smell was of apples and sour/sweet it did not smell like beer and tasted like poop still cant get the taste off of my mouth, i not sure what caused it but i dont want it to happen again
trying again tomorrow on a Summer Wheat Ale

Lenny

 

[dibby33]

Sorry to hear about your loss...

You just need to work out what happened to avoid it reoccuring.

Any clues?

 

[Filter]

not realy, but maybe when i transfered to secondary, may not cleaned very good?
maybe i should not open up to check on it in the secondary just let it sit and not screw with it

 

[Kayos]

not realy, but maybe when i transfered to secondary, may not cleaned very good?
maybe i should not open up to check on it in the secondary just let it sit and not screw with it

Sanitize..not just clean. Also, yea, if you had a brw that had an infection, try no taking the lid off this time. Better luck my friend.

 

[BarryNL]

As they say, the three most important things for making good beer are: sanitation, sanitation and sanitation.

The best beer is made by those who are truly anal about their sanitation.

Let nothing which is not sanitised touch your beer - and be aware that no part of your body can ever be adequately sanitised.

 

[cubbies]

How did you transfer to your secondary? I ask because the flaovr that is typically associated with the apple flavor/smell is Acetaldehyde. It is a natural occurance in a lot of yeasts, but the yeast will create unwelcome amounts if it is oxygenated. Is there any chance that a good amount of splashing occured when you transfered to secondary, or possibly as you were moving the bucket around?

 

[Filter]

well my secondary is an ale pale i have two of them one for primary and one for a secondary, but i am getting a carboy for a secondary instead, i transfered with the spigot and the hose when i got to the bottom, of the primary it did suck some air

 

[Cheesefood]

went to transfer from secondary to botteling bucket when i opened it up the smell was of apples and sour/sweet it did not smell like beer and tasted like poop still cant get the taste off of my mouth, i not sure what caused it but i dont want it to happen again
trying again tomorrow on a Summer Wheat Ale

Lenny

Did you MEAN to brew a Rolling Rock Green Light clone?

 

[cubbies]

As long as the hose was touching the bottom of the secondary, and not suspended in the air when transfering, I cant imagine that was the problem. Did you do any kind of stirring or swirling after adding the yeast?

 

[clayof2day]

How long was it in the primary before you transferred? Acetaldehyde is a normal precursor to alcohol that all yeast will make. They will typically also clean up after themselves and reduce when they are done. If you transfer to a secondary too soon, often times they won't have time to clean up and will poop out before doing so. Then you can be left with an apple bomb.

 

[Filter]

it was in the primary for 1 week, then transfered to secondary for 2 weeks, when i transfered i left the cake on the bottom and did not get every drop out, leaving a little in the bottom

when i added the yeast i poured them in and stirred them around, i used the yeast that came with the coopers kit

 

[snoochhandytardman]

i had this problem exactly 1 month ago and posted about it on this site (check it out by clicking on my tag) i had an pale ale that smelled like someone puked up rancid apple juice when i x-ferred to secondary. 2 wks later it was fine. acetaldehyde is a appley smelling chemical that is normal in fermentation and goes away. its a shame you pitched you beer if this was a solvable problem. beer stinks sometimes when its young and wont taste good often right out of the fermenter.

dont give up