Yeah over 100% attenuation?

[Red Raven Brewery]

Hey!

Need a little advice please.

I am on day 8 of a pils fermentation and I'm currently getting readings around 1.000 (started at 1.037 and was hoping it would finish at 1.010 or there abouts). Brewfather is telling me it's 106% and I'm using wyeast 2278.

Could I have an infection of sorts that's caused the yeast to ferment so far down? I took a measurement and had a little sip today and not great with taste descriptors but I'd say there was a "chemical" like taste. It wasn't massively unpleasant but I also didn't enjoy it.

My fermenting bucket did have a strange smell before I cleaned it but perhaps I missed a spot.

Any thoughts?
Thank you.

 

[foxy]

Hey!

Need a little advice please.

I am on day 8 of a pils fermentation and I'm currently getting readings around 1.000 (started at 1.037 and was hoping it would finish at 1.010 or there abouts). Brewfather is telling me it's 106% and I'm using wyeast 2278.

Could I have an infection of sorts that's caused the yeast to ferment so far down? I took a measurement and had a little sip today and not great with taste descriptors but I'd say there was a "chemical" like taste. It wasn't massively unpleasant but I also didn't enjoy it.

My fermenting bucket did have a strange smell before I cleaned it but perhaps I missed a spot.

Any thoughts?
Thank you.

Sorry to tell you that it is a very good suspect for an infection.

 

[Red Raven Brewery]

Sorry to tell you that it is a very good suspect for an infection.

Yeah I was thinking that gutted.

I've recently moved so I've probably just been off with the move and thrown my rhythm off. Damn!

 

[Agentgonzo]

Infection doesn't necessarily mean a spoiled batch. If you've used the kit previously for saison or other highly attenuated yeasts, it could be that that had got into your beer - meaning it's not what you intended, but still perfectly drinkable beer. Same with brett. Let's be hopeful , but a chemical taste and an odd smell don't bode well.

 

[MrJay83]

Infection doesn't necessarily mean a spoiled batch. If you've used the kit previously for saison or other highly attenuated yeasts, it could be that that had got into your beer - meaning it's not what you intended, but still perfectly drinkable beer. Same with brett. Let's be hopeful , but a chemical taste and an odd smell don't bode well.

You have me worried now. I used Belle Saison a couple of weeks back (rocket fuel) and currently doing an APA (BRY97) which has just passed its target FG and showing no signs of stopping.

 

[Red Raven Brewery]

Infection doesn't necessarily mean a spoiled batch. If you've used the kit previously for saison or other highly attenuated yeasts, it could be that that had got into your beer - meaning it's not what you intended, but still perfectly drinkable beer. Same with brett. Let's be hopeful , but a chemical taste and an odd smell don't bode well.

I haven't brewed anything of the sort. I'm going to give it a few more days since I can't do anything else anyways and see what happens. I'll just get another bucket this weekend and try again

 

[Red Raven Brewery]

So I dumped it. I popped it open and it had a very acidic smell to it and didn't smell great. It finished according to my iSpindel at 0.996.

It had some little white floating bits in it, the picture isn't great but I thought I'd add it anyway.

Better luck next time!

 

[Agentgonzo]

That's a shame. Make sure you give an your kit a really good clean. Soaking everything in a bleach solution is a good place to start.

 

[Red Raven Brewery]

That's a shame. Make sure you give an your kit a really good clean. Soaking everything in a bleach solution is a good place to start.

A bleach solution you say? What sort of ratio

 

[Agentgonzo]

That, I'm afraid, I don't know. I've been fortunate enough not to have to do it. Plenty of more knowledgeable people in this forum than me though. A search may yield a result, or hopefully a bearer of wisdom will find along

 

[doccy]

Anecdotal but I got an infection this time last year, feel it was fruit flies but ended up running a couple of batches afterwards too. Bleached the barrel but didn't help, I just replaced the fermenter and problem went away, all the other equipment I used was fine.

 

[Red Raven Brewery]

Anecdotal but I got an infection this time last year, feel it was fruit flies but ended up running a couple of batches afterwards too. Bleached the barrel but didn't help, I just replaced the fermenter and problem went away, all the other equipment I used was fine.

Yeah I'm only using a plastic bucket so might as well just replace it.

Thanks all.