My Son and D-in-Law gave me a Cooper's kit for Christmas, and I mixed the supplied Lager kit on 1 Jan. I placed it in my bike shop and it turned cold the next day. I saw no bubbles or anything until it warmed up on about the 7th. Now, the 11th, it has a little foam on top, and smells like homemade wine without the sweetness of the grapes. My OG was 35, and today it is 17. Have I made a batch of "diseased beer", or is this salvageable? I must admit that I kept it from a lack of time to toss it all out. Now it smells like a strong beer so I wonder if it's salvageable. It has alot of bubbles coming up when I used the hydrometer and it is a very cloudy golden color thru the hydrometer tube.
I realize that I should have made arrangements to keep it warmer, but don't really have a way to do that as my Wife doesn't want me "cooking beer" in the house due to her worries over the smell.
Toss it and wait for warmer weather? Or, can I still bottle this after it stabilizes as in the Cooper's instructions?
I realize that I should have made arrangements to keep it warmer, but don't really have a way to do that as my Wife doesn't want me "cooking beer" in the house due to her worries over the smell.
Toss it and wait for warmer weather? Or, can I still bottle this after it stabilizes as in the Cooper's instructions?