Tell us about the first time you had to pour a beer down the drain.

[scrambledegg81]

Smashed my thermometer into 80-degree (i.e. ready to pitch) imperial stout. Set me back $40 on ingredients, $15 on a new (non-glass) thermo, and a load of pride.

 

[runningweird]

I have had several belgian saison batches that tasted like swass. They get too old and really go down hill. But the first was a franziskaner clone,

 

[iWillbrew]

So my wife bought me a mr beer kit which catapulted me into homebrewing. I took the 2.5 gallon container and concocted a horrendous extract brew which i thought would be great. Pitched the yeast at 10 pm and by 6 am i had an extremely active fermentation. I put so many fermentables and yeast into the container that mr beer fermenter would not sit flat on the counter on account of the pressure. In a fit of panic in my kitchen i turned the lid about 1/4 turn and the top shot off like a cannon and splattered my kitchen ceiling with hops and other chunks. That was about 6 months ago and to this day that container sits in my basement (wort and all) as a reminder to think about what the hell im doing

 

[devilbrewer75]

I dump batches all the time. If there not perfect they go down the sink. Gives me more brewing time.

 

[sacrifice]

I have thrown individual bottles down the drain because they were not ready. I have taste issues with porters I make - they usually suck until I open the 2nd bottle 6 weeks later when they tend to shine. The only batch of any alcohol I threw away was come crappy Ancient Joes Orange Mead - even my wife would not drink it......

 

[BigUgly]

After 3+ years of brewing - none (thank GOD!)

I don't venture very far from proven recipes and I am a clean (sanitary) freak when I brew.

 

[daniels]

good heavens man does this happen? look u can keep a not as good batch around and have a bottle now and again. but for the love of all ive never tasted a batch of my homebrew that tasted as bad as a corn sugar impregnated brew. ive went as far as infecteting bad batches with brett. but i do not throw it down the drain like a common glasss of water. after all theses yeast have done for you shame on you. shame

 

[daniels]

So my wife bought me a mr beer kit which catapulted me into homebrewing. I took the 2.5 gallon container and concocted a horrendous extract brew which i thought would be great. Pitched the yeast at 10 pm and by 6 am i had an extremely active fermentation. I put so many fermentables and yeast into the container that mr beer fermenter would not sit flat on the counter on account of the pressure. In a fit of panic in my kitchen i turned the lid about 1/4 turn and the top shot off like a cannon and splattered my kitchen ceiling with hops and other chunks. That was about 6 months ago and to this day that container sits in my basement (wort and all) as a reminder to think about what the hell im doing

aging is a beautifal(drunk as hell on home brew) thing on big brews

 

[frailn]

I just dumped my first batch. It was my 13th batch and was supposed to be a christmas brew. I WAY overcarbed it in the bottle. Surprised I didn't get any bottle bombs! Pop the cap, and look out for the geyser about six inches above the bottle.

I put Ikea gingersnap cookies in the mash, so the oil in the cookies killed all head retention and left an oily sheen on the top of the beer.

Plus the flavor was bleh and I ended up with cookie flour floaties in the bottles despite best efforts during my bottling.

But, this wasn't a true dump - wife and I popped the bottles and poured them in a pot and marinated a chicken with it! Turned out yummy.

And, I manned up, took the remaining few bottles, poured whatever didn't geyser out into a pitcher and stuck it in the fridge. That evening, I choked it down to teach myself a lesson (and catch a warm fuzzy beer buzz, I must admit).

 

[FatherJack]

Every single brew I make gets poured down the drain...

After I send it through my biological filter that is.

 

[Butchv12]

Does opening up your closet and having exploding bottles count? I have never intentionally thrown away beer ---- but some have been close! Decent ingredients + clean equipment + proper temps = Good Beer!