should i still bottle?
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niko
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Are you sure it's infected? I would bottle under the krausen layer and see what happens after a bit of time.
phidelt844
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Rack from under the krausen and leave it at room temp for a couple days. Then I would start chilling/testing one every day or two until you see decent carbonation. Chill the rest and drink quickly!
niko
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Yeah, not a good sound in the middle of the night... especially if you have a SWMBO...(doghouse could be calling).
Maybe you could use a bit less priming sugar when bottling?
again, just because you forgot it for three months, what gives you an indication as to whether it is infected or not? Is there a film on top? Does it smell or taste bad?
Nothing in your answer to the question gives us any indication that it is truly infected....
Nothing in your answer to the question gives us any indication that it is truly infected....
well i could put all of the bottles in the basement (about 60 degrees) and back the sugar off slightly. ill give it a shot but what are the chances that this will actually taste good.
on my first brew i ran out of bottles and used a captain morgans bottle for the last of it. needless to say, swmbo wasnt too happy with the results.
by the way, thanks for quick assurance, priming sugar is on the stove.
on my first brew i ran out of bottles and used a captain morgans bottle for the last of it. needless to say, swmbo wasnt too happy with the results.
by the way, thanks for quick assurance, priming sugar is on the stove.
But you didn't say that when some one asked...you may not realize but we get 30-40 "is my beer infected" threads a week, most by people who are staring at the krauzen of their very first batch and they are sh@tting their drawers because since it's their first batch, they've never SEEN anything like that.
We don't know your level of brewing skill, whether you have 5, 50 or 1 batch under your belt. We have threads daily of mis, self diagnosed batches...so that's why we ask for as much specific info as possible, rather than just take someone's word for it.
So please don't be offended if we ask for more info, we can't help you unless you help us first..
Now going back to my origianl questions, have you tasted it...because if it tastes and smells like A$$ before you bottle it...it won't get much better...
On the other hand if it has a "delightful funkiness" or sourness, and you like lambics, then you might as well bottle it and if you like soured, funky beers.....but if it is nasty now, then don't waste your time.
sorry about that, i wasnt mad or offended or anything, just saying...
but i did forget to tell you that it really dosnt taste any different that any other beer warm, flat, and green. i was just wondering if this will get worse in the bottle and start eating other compounds, making my bottles explode.
if i can figure out how to get a picture from my phone to the cpu then ill post it.
but its going in the bottles now. i guess ill just see how it comes out.
but i did forget to tell you that it really dosnt taste any different that any other beer warm, flat, and green. i was just wondering if this will get worse in the bottle and start eating other compounds, making my bottles explode.
if i can figure out how to get a picture from my phone to the cpu then ill post it.
but its going in the bottles now. i guess ill just see how it comes out.
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