First Infection Grrrr!

[clarkey7]

Bugger...

I have just had my first infected batch......

Over 140 beers, first infection... :angry:

Problem........I only pitched 1 satchet of Nottingham straight onto wort.

Took 3 days to get going.....

Unfortunately what got going was probably not Nottingham as the SG is only down to 1020 after the following 8 days @ 20-22deg.

Smells and tastes cidery and sweet to me (wrong flavour).....I'm about to feed my lawn too Chappo!

?? Lactic acid favour maybe ---Lactobacillus, ? Acetobacter? And sweet due to under attuentuation.

I guess it doesn't matter what the bug is. It's not meant to be there and I have learned my lesson.

PB

 

[chappo1970]

Bugger...

I have just had my first infected batch......

Over 140 beers, first infection...

Problem........I only pitched 1 satchet of Nottingham straight onto wort.

Took 3 days to get going.....

Unfortunately what got going was probably not Nottingham as the SG is only down to 1020 after the following 8 days @ 20-22deg.

Smells and tastes cidery and sweet to me (wrong flavour).....I'm about to feed my lawn too Chappo!

?? Lactic acid favour maybe ---Lactobacillus, ? Acetobacter? And sweet due to under attuentuation.

I guess it doesn't matter what the bug is. It's not meant to be there and I have learned my lesson.

PB

BUGGER PB!!!

I feel your pain! 140:1 I'd take those odds in the Melbourne Cup! :lol:
Nothin' worse than feeding the lawn, yeah? Geez Notto usually fires like all hell has broken loose.

My big mistake was leaving my wort to cool overnight in the fermenter whilst surrounded by citrus trees in full season FFS? D'oh!?
As someone wise once said to me "Everything loves your wort"!

I hope you get it sorted out. It's a painful lesson.

Cheers

Chappo

 

[Rik]

Bugger...

I have just had my first infected batch......

Over 140 beers, first infection... :angry:

Problem........I only pitched 1 satchet of Nottingham straight onto wort.

Took 3 days to get going.....

Unfortunately what got going was probably not Nottingham as the SG is only down to 1020 after the following 8 days @ 20-22deg.

Smells and tastes cidery and sweet to me (wrong flavour).....I'm about to feed my lawn too Chappo!

?? Lactic acid favour maybe ---Lactobacillus, ? Acetobacter? And sweet due to under attuentuation.

I guess it doesn't matter what the bug is. It's not meant to be there and I have learned my lesson.

PB

Sorry to hear that Chappo

 

[clarkey7]

BUGGER PB!!!

I hope you get it sorted out. It's a painful lesson.

Cheers

Chappo

Starter for Notto from now on and that fermenter has been retired.

Cheers

PB :icon_cheers:

 

[chappo1970]

Burn the fecker PB! That'll teach it! :angry:

Chappo

 

[clarkey7]

Burn the fecker PB! That'll teach it! :angry:

Chappo

No, I've just cleaned it.

I want it to suffer.

So, now after the soaking in napisan I'll relegate it to a punch or red cordial dispenser.

At best a Reservoir for Hot water on brewday.

PB :icon_cheers: