picked up brewing again last night after 3 months

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gonzo7310
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picked up brewing again last night after 3 months

Post by gonzo7310 »

hey guys,,
i only started brewing this year
1st brew was the larger with the coopers kit
2nd was the larger again BUT tasted like crap,,i had to goto Sydney as my dad was on his death bed and left the sanitizer in for about 3 weeks and came home pored sanitizer out and made a brew and it was foul,,,
3rd brew is the coopers mexican caroana i cant spell it but its boubling away nice after 6 hours is that right ??
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rwh
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Re: picked up brewing again last night after 3 months

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gonzo7310 wrote:2nd was the larger again BUT tasted like crap,,i had to goto Sydney as my dad was on his death bed
Sorry to hear that, I lost my father this year, so I know it's no fun.
and left the sanitizer in for about 3 weeks and came home pored sanitizer out and made a brew and it was foul,,,
What sanitiser are you using? It may be that it soaked in to the porous plastic walls of your fermenter and ended up in your beer (e.g. bleach) or lost its effectiveness over time and let stuff grow causing an infection (e.g. iodophor).
3rd brew is the coopers mexican caroana i cant spell it but its boubling away nice after 6 hours is that right ??
Yep that's right; the Coopers yeast is very vigorous and often has short lag times, especially at high temperatures. BTW, it's spelled "Mexican Cerveza". :)
w00t!
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