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Would you expect acetobacter to take hold immediately though or after sometime?
When I had a problem with it, it was evident in the fermeter from a few days in, but there again I was probably a bit shabby with my habits then.
I think Wards in Petone is the place mate, I have to get there myself soon to get a refill. A tank goes fairly quickly when you have an undetected leak early on in your kegging days!
I'll double check tonight but maybe slightly hazy, not unusual for me though. Plenty of time in the fridge clears it up eventually.
And it sounds like it's difficult to get rid of this stuff too? Hopefully it's just in the keg, that's been soaking…
"Is this acetobacter stuff bad for your health or is it just the vinegar aroma (and taste I guess eventually)?"
Nah I dont think so mate, just the aroma and taste you need to worry about...
If it truely is acetobacter it would take a while to take…
Thanks guys, I will need to double check this as a friend tried a bottle yesterday and said he didn't pick up the vinegar. Haven't had chance to look into it yet but I'll try another bottle tonight and see if it's still there.
Is this acetobacter s…
most likely source: malt grain in the direct vacinity of where you pitched your yeast
that's the probable cause of what I suffered a few years ago - remember the jar of astringent wort I took round to Stu's one brew day ?
Probabale cause, milling…
As Jo says.
Acetobacter is an aerobic bacteria and quickly turns o2 to vinegar. Oxidation takes quite a bit longer.
Try caustic, followed by boiling water, followed by iodophor. It may just do the trick.
I dont want to have to say it mate, but..........
Sounds to me like an acetobactar infection... most likely source: malt grain in the direct vacinity of where you pitched your yeast - or something to that effect. It could have even been transferred…
I thought oxidised was cardboard - I've done that, I think - with a bit of slishy-splashy when kegging.
Is vinegar an infection, aceto-unspellable ?
Has anyone experienced a beer getting oxidised once in the keg? I kegged an Oktoberfest beer a few weeks ago, after 2 weeks in the keg I tried a glass and it tasted great, very malty and beer like. A week later I went to fill a few bottles and I fil…
78% mate, pretty good I'd say. My Schwarz was down to about 1.022 last night, sposed to finish at 1.016. I increased to 16c for a diactyl rest and hopefully to knock those final few points off. If I get better attenuation on this one it'll be finish…
Yeah it should have been enough. I think I might be out the water, I checked this morning and it's dropped 2-3 points, so at least it's off and running finally. Maybe just a slow starter? I've left it at 12.5 today and I'll prob drop it down to 12 t…
25g of dry 34/70. That was for 20L of 1.051, slightly stronger than I had planned but only by two points.
Thanks Mike, unfortunately the PH meter has ran out of batteries, no idea how, I've only used it about 4 times. Anyway I cracked the lid, kind of looks like the foam on top after I'd finished whisking it up to get some air in prior to pitching than…
Yeah mate I do, what's the go?
After raving about how good 34/70 yeast is I've now got a Schwarz sitting in the fermenter since Monday and hasn't moved a single point! That's only 3 days but still, I'd expect something. I do have positive pressure in the airlock and what looks li…
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- Favorite Beers?
- English Ales, Stout, Fullers ESB, Hobgoblin, Epic Mayhem, Three Boys IPA, Bookbinder, Renaissance Scotch Ale.
- Favorite Breweries?
- Three Boys, Fullers, Emersons, Renaissance
- Favorite Bars/Pubs?
- Malt House
- About Me:
- Originally from England but lived in Wellington for last 4 and a half years. Got into brewing a year ago with a coopers dark ale kit and a kilo of dextrose. Turned out like coca cola! After that I started replacing the dextrose with enhancer packs, then LME/DME. Replaced the kit yeasts with safale and started adding some fresh hops and steeping some grains.
So the brewing bug has well and truly took a hold and am now experimenting with BIAB brewing. I'm sure kegging, beer fridges and growing hops isn't too far away!
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- At 3:12pm on January 11, 2010,
vdog said… - Only thing to watch out for with kegkits is the delivery time - they're about a couple of weeks behind with order processing, so I think it took a bit over a month from order to delivery for me. If you want it quicker, it might pay to try somewhere else.
- At 9:38pm on January 10, 2010,
vdog said…
- I went with 2 kegs from Hallertau, gas bottle from tanktest, and a kit from kegkits.com (the twin-pressure reg setup with two pony taps). All hooked up and waiting for tomorrow/tuesday to try the first pint.
- At 10:50pm on January 9, 2010,
vdog said…
- Hey Jacko, yes the tank from tanktests was the mig welding one. Ended up being a 4.5kg bottle, but I'm happy as with it. Just got the regulators etc today, so going to hook it all up tomorrow and should be drinking the first kegged beer Monday. Stoked!
- At 8:33am on August 11, 2009,
Sinykill said… - Nothing fancy, but here,s the recipe,
25l batch
3.21 kg vienna
2.7kg munich
0.24 kg caramunich
step mash 50c fo 30 min then 66c for 60min
90 in boil 20gm NZ Hallertauer (8.6) 21 IBU
15gm Nz Hallertauer (6.8) 5 IBU
7days in primary 12c 6 weeks in secondary 0c
est og 1056 (1052) est FG 1014 (1013)
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