Have I brewed a dud one?

[mr_spin]

Guys,

over a week ago I put together a Brupak brewer's choice IPA kit with extra 1kg DME - everything appeared to ferment ok. Just got around to bottling it tonight and after lifting the fv lid, there is a strange smell to the brew - my Mrs reckons it smells a bit like red wine! It does smell a little 'vinegary' but tastes bland!

Have I brewed a dud one?

I've bottled it up anyway hoping for the best...

One thing I did different this time was to move it to another FV after 5 days to move it off the yeast cake. Could this step have hampered it?

 

[unclepumble]

Guys,

over a week ago I put together a Brupak brewer's choice IPA kit with extra 1kg DME - everything appeared to ferment ok. Just got around to bottling it tonight and after lifting the fv lid, there is a strange smell to the brew - my Mrs reckons it smells a bit like red wine! It does smell a little 'vinegary' but tastes bland!

Have I brewed a dud one?

I've bottled it up anyway hoping for the best...

One thing I did different this time was to move it to another FV after 5 days to move it off the yeast cake. Could this step have hampered it?

When you moved it how did you do it. If you have allowed the brew to run from a tap dropping into the second vessel, or poured it, you may well have oxidised it, if so it good food for the cabbages. :cry:


UP

 

[mr_spin]

I syphoned it from the original FV into the new FV. First time I've had doubt about a brew. maybe I should have just left it like I normally do and bottled it after fermenting..

 

[unclepumble]

I syphoned it from the original FV into the new FV. First time I've had doubt about a brew. maybe I should have just left it like I normally do and bottled it after fermenting..

Did you drop the syphon tube to the bottom of the second FV then allow to fill below the second liquid level, to cut down on oxidation.

If you are going to double drop (move to a second FV during primary) its usually better to do it after 12-24hrs, as any oxygen picked up will be used up by the yeast more easily.

UP

 

[mr_spin]

I syphoned it from the original FV into the new FV. First time I've had doubt about a brew. maybe I should have just left it like I normally do and bottled it after fermenting..

Did you drop the syphon tube to the bottom of the second FV then allow to fill below the second liquid level, to cut down on oxidation.

If you are going to double drop (move to a second FV during primary) its usually better to do it after 12-24hrs, as any oxygen picked up will be used up by the yeast more easily.

UP

Hi - yes the tube was under the (presumably fermenting) wort when I did this - maybe as you suggest, I left it too late in the fermentation process to transfer.