Disaster OMG!

[Tony Dyer]

So there I am bottling my German Pilsener. 2 weeks fermatation in the cellar, 4 weeks in the fridge, tastes fantastic, probably one of the best brews I've done. A bit of prog (Tales From Topographic Oceans) on Spotify. Bottled 24 500ml swing-tops and there's about 200ml left in the bucket. I'l have another taster.... and .... YUCK!

What happened? I'll tell you and it's really rather sad.

Instead of mixing 60g of priming sugar in the bottom of my bottling bucket, I selected sanitiser instead. 2 white powders I know but entirely different packaging. I have no explanation except for a total lapse of concentration. I suppose I could blame Jon Anderson.

Anyway 12 litres of (once) lovely beer down the sink and start again on Thursday.

Bugger.

 

[Nicks90]

Nightmare. I feel your pain

 

[MashBag]

Bugger indeed. I always thought most mistakes with beer are recoverable is some way. Not this time.

 

[Caramel Ox]

As I read it I was sure it was going to be salt!

 

[sifty]

I have my home-brew PBW in a red-lidded container for just this reason...

 

[The Baron]

Sick for you

 

[Covrich]

Oh man, anmd worst thing is knowing how good it was :-(

 

[An Ankoù]

Anyway 12 litres of (once) lovely beer down the sink and start again on Thursday.

Oh wow. That's not quite as bad as leaving a tap open. You've lost the beer, but you haven't got a complete mess to clean up. Count your blessings I say.

On Thursday, avoid sanitising your kit with sugar solution.

Only trying to cheer you up. We've all done daft things.
Maybe not that daft, but who knows what we might do tomorrow!

 

[ChilledGecko]

Ah man, gutted for you.
At least you found out then rather than when you later flourished the brew to friends and family and have them politely sipping it.

 

[Deadhead]

Oh no!!

 

[Tony Dyer]

Bugger indeed. I always thought most mistakes with beer are recoverable is some way. Not this time.

Indeed. At least I didn't wait another month to taste it.

 

[Tony Dyer]

I have my home-brew PBW in a red-lidded container for just this reason...

Hah! Be warned, my steriliser is in a big red white and blue pot and the sugar is in a separate drawer in a clear plastic bag. Be warned, it's hard to protect agaisnt theoccasional dickhaed mistake :-)

 

[Tony Dyer]

Ignore this one, I can't get rid of it!

 

[Tony Dyer]

Thanks to all for your replies. I'm brewing again tomorrow and I will CONCENTRATE when I bottle it... Probably.

 

[MashBag]

Ignored it!

 

[MashBag]

You don't need fancy colour coding systems if you got rid of useless powered sanitizer altogether... Have I mentioned truck wash before

 

[dtashmore]

with that much sanitizer in you could probably use it to sanitize!!!

 

[RoboBrewBot5000]

Rebrew: I recently brewed a German Pilsner, and I have to say, it was probably the best beer I've ever made.

 

[Tony Dyer]

Rebrew: I recently brewed a German Pilsner, and I have to say, it was probably the best beer I've ever made.

I just rebrewed today

 

[Slid]

Best I have is avoid Side 3 of Tales from Topographic Oceans - worse than a bad beer.