Hi just stumbled upon this site and feel a bit foolish didn't realise i was doing so much wrong!
My question is shall I pour away my current batch which has been on the go for 10 days now and is stuck at about 1010 in the bin. The thing is I didnt areate the wort as required. I have always sterilised but perhaps not as many rinses as in the kit guide.
My previous attempts have all been a little tangy (perhaps vingegery!).
So do i chuck the current batch and follow the guide or is it worth attempting a salvage?
Decisions Decisions
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Hoppkins
It might turn out ok. 1.010 isnt a failure.
You obviously did something right however the vingery taste is perhaps a slight infection. However using table sugar in kits can sometimes give the beer a twang not unlike cider.
Not treating water can also create a TCP like undertone.
I would keg it and hope for the best, leave it another couple of days and if gravity is still 1.010 then chance it.
Sterilisation is the basis of homebrewing. I've come acropper once to an infected batch and it was bad and in the end not sterilising for 30mins-1 hour cost 4 weeks of brewing
Sterilising is a P.I.T.A but makes a world of difference to the final product.
Also consider swapping table sugar for either glucose, beer kit enhancer or ideally spray malt as the flavour will be more like real ale than tasting like a kit. (If you use table sugar of course..)
You obviously did something right however the vingery taste is perhaps a slight infection. However using table sugar in kits can sometimes give the beer a twang not unlike cider.
Not treating water can also create a TCP like undertone.
I would keg it and hope for the best, leave it another couple of days and if gravity is still 1.010 then chance it.
Sterilisation is the basis of homebrewing. I've come acropper once to an infected batch and it was bad and in the end not sterilising for 30mins-1 hour cost 4 weeks of brewing
Sterilising is a P.I.T.A but makes a world of difference to the final product.
Also consider swapping table sugar for either glucose, beer kit enhancer or ideally spray malt as the flavour will be more like real ale than tasting like a kit. (If you use table sugar of course..)
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JohnJeye
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goochio
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goochio
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goochio
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stevezx7r
As has been suggested, if it's below (or near too 
) 1012 barrel it/bottle it.
Sanitisation is key in this hobby.
My cleaning system is - wash any obvious dirt/scum from any barrel/bottle/pipe or FV etc in the bath, then, I use thin bleach (non scented) to soak everything for 30 mins. I rinse very well taking everything apart - down to the nut/bolt/screw, then I soak the lot in sodium met for another 30 mins, before rinsing at least three times, put everything back together and rinse again. This hobby WILL give OCD, but in a good, clean, sort of way.
) 1012 barrel it/bottle it.Sanitisation is key in this hobby.
My cleaning system is - wash any obvious dirt/scum from any barrel/bottle/pipe or FV etc in the bath, then, I use thin bleach (non scented) to soak everything for 30 mins. I rinse very well taking everything apart - down to the nut/bolt/screw, then I soak the lot in sodium met for another 30 mins, before rinsing at least three times, put everything back together and rinse again. This hobby WILL give OCD, but in a good, clean, sort of way.
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anomalous_result
Actually you don't really need to rinse much if at all after sodium met. I add the stuff to my brewing water to try to get rid of chloramines.goochio wrote:Thanks Guys I will give it a go.
I have ordered some sodium metabisulphite solution now. When i sanitise next time I take it i use the sodium metabisulphite after I have used VWP solution. Do I need to rinse after the sodium metabisulphite?