I THINK MY BREW HAS GONE BAD........

[thewelshwizard1]

Hi Guys,

Since my last post, i think my brew has gone bad!!!! after o nly 3 days the wort has stopped bubbling completely, and when i push down on the fermenting lid, and have a sniff at the lock, there is a vinegar smell from it?

I have read that the yeast can go dorment if the temprature is low? but its steady at about 19 to 20 deg.

Any help would be appreciated thanks.

:cry:

 

[Algernon]

Vinegar is not a promising fragrance.
Do you have any way to remove a sample without risking further infections? I have to say, quite a few of my bres have smelled really quite nasty and then turned out nice once the yeast has finished up, so all may not be lost.
Can you get a picture uploaded? A picture of the surface of the beer can sometimes help identify infections etc.
Good luck!

 

[chrig]

I Have heard some thought regarding co2(an acid) desolving in the moisture within your nose and smelling vinegary.

I'm unsure about the science but you really shouldn't worry. Leave the lid shut for another 7 days and take a sample. Test with a hydrometer and have a taste from the trial jar, it'll probably be fine :)

 

[thewelshwizard1]

I Have heard some thought regarding co2(an acid) desolving in the moisture within your nose and smelling vinegary.

I'm unsure about the science but you really shouldn't worry. Leave the lid shut for another 7 days and take a sample. Test with a hydrometer and have a taste from the trial jar, it'll probably be fine :)

I am a bit impatient really i was hoping that this sunday i planned on transfering to pressure barrel, but i will take your advice and leave for a futher 7 days then test, i had planned to start a new recipe sunday, so that should keep me occupied atleast hahaha.

Cheers dude

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[chrig]

Every time you feel impatient buy a fv or demijohn and start something else. :lol:

Wow wines are easy to make and interesting to watch

 

[thewelshwizard1]

Every time you feel impatient buy a fv or demijohn and start something else. :lol:

Wow wines are easy to make and interesting to watch

indeed, iam just waiting for parcel force to arrive by the weekend hopefully to start another one, i have the itch now to get started again :party:

A summer time ale i hope :grin:

cheers chrig :

 

[Runwell-Steve]

Don't rush anything in brewing, let the yeast take it's time to do it's job, it will make a big improvement to the beer.

2 weeks in the fermenter than 3 - 4 weeks in the keg before you start drinking it. I know you won't be able to wait 3 - 4 weeks, but the longer you leave it the better it will get.

 

[thewelshwizard1]

Don't rush anything in brewing, let the yeast take it's time to do it's job, it will make a big improvement to the beer.

2 weeks in the fermenter than 3 - 4 weeks in the keg before you start drinking it. I know you won't be able to wait 3 - 4 weeks, but the longer you leave it the better it will get.

Yea i guess i cant wait, but hay i am making a new batch a harvest gold on Sunday, so that will keep me occupied. goldings and fuggles like advised.

Wish me luck :pray:

 

[CaptainMallard]

Yea i guess i cant wait, but hay i am making a new batch a harvest gold on Sunday, so that will keep me occupied. goldings and fuggles like advised.

Wish me luck

Best of luck!

I use a sterile turkey baster for drawing a sample into a sample jar.