First AG - Infected.

[stevezx7r]

My 1st AG has ended with an infection of some sort. I think it was brought about by me accidentally allowing air back into the keg via the tap. This happend around a week to ten days ago and is now noticable. It's lost all of it's hop taste and aroma and has taken on a sour taste. So i'm now down to two kegs for the party next weekend - the ipa (around 20 pints left) and my complex dark bitter (around 30 pints left).

Ah well, live and learn.

[fivetide]

Bugger, bugger, bugger.

[MightyMouth]

Call it lambic beer and serve it to the ones you dont really like.

[ColinKeb]

bad luck mate, hope i goes better next time

[Beerwulf]

Call it lambic beer and serve it to the ones you dont really like.

Class - do it!

[ECR]

Sorry to hear that, szx7r

[Madbrewer]

Out of interest, do you know how much of the brew you had already drunk while it was still sound?

Any loss is a 'loss' but I need to know it was half a keg or less - there's something completely regretful about spilling 40 pints down t'drain. Which I am about to do to one of mine due to tannins. Just not got around to it yet ... in fact I'm putting it off it's just too painful.

[iowalad]

Sorry to hear that Steve.

If you can spare the storage space I would let it ride out unless your 100% sure it is an infection.

[stevezx7r]

Madbrewer - Looks like around 2.5 gallons left from a 5 gallon batch, so around 20 pints to waste.

iowalad - Was thinking of that but already taken the top off. Looks like it had some sort of growth on that too I did clean it (in thin bleach) but as I was in a rush I wasn't as thorough as I normaly would have been - I didn't take the s30 valve apart. The little rubber valve inside the cap had a sort of white crust which I assume was from the temperature of the co2 causing condensation then freezing it. I doubt this caused the infection but I should have been more thorough in cleaning.

That's the first beer I have screwed up.

I'm going to be wearing black today.

[Beer Terrorist]

Any dodgy beer I have I cook with, stews, pies etc. If you're having a party make a student-esque punch out of it, but dont forget to add a few shots of baileys for that je ne ce que

[stevezx7r]

I think it's beyond that tbh.

I've just dropped off the remaining 2 barrels and gave a few of the lads a taste and they really liked the complicated dark bitter (strange considering they usually drink lager and this is more of a brown ale) one said it tasted like double maxim, not sure if that was a compliment .
The IPA was given the thumbs up too but that's still a bit green, hopefully, by next Saturday it will have matured just enough to have dropped a couple of ibu's and for the hops to mellow a little too. I think serving it cold would be a good idea to help those other lager drinkers to enjoy it

[evilsoc]

I think serving it cold would be a good idea to help those other lager drinkers to enjoy it

!? Sacrilege!

[stevezx7r]

Nah, it's been tried and tested (several times) and due to the gas it would really suit being chilled to around 7C, especially if it's a hot day (which it doesn't look like its' going to be)

[pankin'pole]

I'm just preparing to pour away my first AG brew - didn't start the starter early enough, fermentation got going by 48 hours but the die was cast by then I think. Has taken on almost a sickly quality! Strange, you know in your heart that it has to go down the drain, but it still takes some time to prepare yourself!

Still, was a learning experience, and a few modifications have got AG #2 off to a flying start.

[stevezx7r]

Mine is still sat next to me. I'm gonna set another off on Wednesday so it'll go then, unless the beer fairies rescue it before then.