What are you brewing?

[MongooseMan Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MongooseMan]

And now for a sad picture:
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It would appear this bad boy has gotten infected. My first infection, after about 20 brews.
Doesn't smell bad, but that skin is not a good sign. I'm hoping it's mild (as I can't bring myself to chuck out 40l of IPA) so will dry hop anyway and reassess at bottling in a weeks time.

Remember kids: sanitation, sanitation, sanitation (not that I didn't sanitise everything anyway)

[CapeTownBrew Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close CapeTownBrew]

Dry Hopped the Black Ale on Sunday Evening, SG is at 1.006. Also brewed the APA. Everything looking good for the Southyeasters Summer Festival. Hopefully I can get the Carbonation levels right!

[StevenD (Slainthe) Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close StevenD (Slainthe)]

I bottled my Brown Ale yesterday afternoon. 28 bottles in total!!

Now I just have to wait a couple more weeks.................

Also, this morning I am trying my hand at roasting a half kilo of grain that I am going to use in a stout. Hopefully by the end of today I will have a half kilo of Caramel Malt, expected to be around 60deg L.

[that guy al Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close that guy al]

And now for a sad picture:
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It would appear this bad boy has gotten infected. My first infection, after about 20 brews.
Doesn't smell bad, but that skin is not a good sign. I'm hoping it's mild (as I can't bring myself to chuck out 40l of IPA) so will dry hop anyway and reassess at bottling in a weeks time.

Remember kids: sanitation, sanitation, sanitation (not that I didn't sanitise everything anyway)

oh man i'm sorry. there's nothing more disheartening.

[that guy al Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close that guy al]

Dry Hopped the Black Ale on Sunday Evening

just curious. how much did you end up dry hopping with?

[CapeTownBrew Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close CapeTownBrew]

just curious. how much did you end up dry hopping with?

100g of Simcoe!

[Rory. Member Find all posts View Profile Close Rory.]

Hopefully I'll get to brew on Friday - need to fine tune my IPA recipe

[SimonB Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close SimonB]

Graeme

Personally I wouldn't stress. Have you tried tasting it. I have seen a similar skin on someone else's brew and it turned out fine.

There are a couple of posts on HBT which have a similar issue and I don't recall any getting ditched.

[MongooseMan Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MongooseMan]

Graeme

Personally I wouldn't stress. Have you tried tasting it. I have seen a similar skin on someone else's brew and it turned out fine.

There are a couple of posts on HBT which have a similar issue and I don't recall any getting ditched.

Holding thumbs

[Stefan Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Stefan]

Looks like a lactobacillus pellicle to me.

Did primary fermentation happen? If so, give it a taste, sour beers are all the rage ;-)

[MongooseMan Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MongooseMan]

Looks like a lactobacillus pellicle to me.

Did primary fermentation happen? If so, give it a taste, sour beers are all the rage ;-)

It did ferment (FG 1.012), but when I tasted it this evening I had to work hard not to throw up. Really, really bad stuff.

[SimonB Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close SimonB]

It did ferment (FG 1.012), but when I tasted it this evening I had to work hard not to throw up. Really, really bad stuff.

Bugger.... Sorry to hear that.

[CapeTownBrew Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close CapeTownBrew]

Tasting the black ale before next weekend's Summer Festival

[StevenD (Slainthe) Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close StevenD (Slainthe)]

Looks good, Brett. How was your tasting?

[CapeTownBrew Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close CapeTownBrew]

Thanks Steven, a little thin and not enough Malt Backbone to balance the bitterness. In my opinion! Really good nose though.