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Xander

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Can anyone tell me if this is infected? It's my first brew, so I'm not sure of what to expect.

Hopefully the photos work!

Cheers

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Looks normal for a brew that has fermented out.
What does it taste like?
 
Haven't tasted yet. It smelt a bit funky as soon as I lifted it, but now it's fine.
Should I just bottle it and hope for the best??
 
If you lift the lid you cop all the co2 and a concentration of fermentation byproducts.
You also make the possibility of infection greater.
Pour a sample into a hydrometer tube and smell and taste that. Should be like yeasty unconditioned flat warm beer. If it's sour or medicinal or like nail polish, something is wrong.
 
I tasted it and it all seemed fine.

All bottled. Looking forward to knocking one back in a few weeks.

Thanks for your help people! Much appreciated.
 
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