Bottled up the Extract

[Quantum freak]

Hi guys

Bottled my Spitfire Extract clone today.

Smells Great, Colour is beautiful and the taste was pretty good too, I think its going to be maltier than Spitfire but good all the same :thumb:

Ended up with 33 bottles (500ml) which considering I lost a fair amount with spill over and evap etc, Im quite happy!!

Oh and considering I never used any finings its looking pretty damn clear too :grin:

Another few weeks and I will report on the taste, if I can wait that long

 

[Mark1964]

looks v nice indeed :thumb:

 

[abeyptfc]

nice one, remember to keep the bottles, especially the clear ones, in the darkness to prevent skunking.

 

[Quantum freak]

Thanks for the advice, i didnt realise they had to be stored in the dark!!

One thing i did notice is a slight film on the top of the beer??? It developed in the fv and now some of the bOttles have it too, is this normal or do i have a problem??

 

[abeyptfc]

Thanks for the advice, i didnt realise they had to be stored in the dark!!

One thing i did notice is a slight film on the top of the beer??? It developed in the fv and now some of the bOttles have it too, is this normal or do i have a problem??

hopefully its just some of the oils from the hops! did the beer smell or taste infected when you were bottling?

 

[Quantum freak]

Thanks for the advice, i didnt realise they had to be stored in the dark!!

One thing i did notice is a slight film on the top of the beer??? It developed in the fv and now some of the bOttles have it too, is this normal or do i have a problem??

hopefully its just some of the oils from the hops! did the beer smell or taste infected when you were bottling?

Smell and taste was fine, if i were to describe it again i would defo say it was like an oil type film, hopefully its nothing serious!
Thanks again

 

[Quantum freak]

OK, after a bit of searching I have come to the conclusion that.........
The oily film I have on my beer is one of 2 things :wha:
Either, Hop oils or.........Fusel alcohols. Im worried that its the later as I had this fermenting at too high a temp for the first 12-18 hours :cry:

The film developed in the secondary FV.

If this is fusel alcohols what does this mean for my beer?

Any thoughts guys??

Cheers

Chris

 

[jimp2003]

Nice looking brew there!

If you do have a problem with fusel alcohol in the brew then you will soon be able to taste it. I had this problem with a couple of beers before I got proper temp control for fermentation. I left them for a few of months and they smoothed out nicely.

 

[pittsy]

in 4 weeks time have 4 or 5 and if you can't taste a problem with it and you don't get a hangover its fine , worse thing that will happen is it tastes funny and gives you a sore head

 

[abeyptfc]

mate if it tasted ok and smelt ok then it will be fine. give it 2 weeks at room temp, then a minimum of 1 month at a colder temp.to quote Snow Patrol 'If it looks like it works and it feels like it works then it works' :

 

[Pawlo7671]

What temp did you ferment it at ? And it does look clear, I'd give it a bit longer than normal to carbonate to make up for a low yeast count

 

[Quantum freak]

What temp did you ferment it at ? And it does look clear, I'd give it a bit longer than normal to carbonate to make up for a low yeast count

Low yeast count :wha: