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Cherry vinegar (was supposed to be mead)
Last week I started a cherry mead and discovered yesterday that it had turned to vinegar (and not even nice-tasting cherry-flavoured vinegar - it smelled and tasted awful, though the colour was ...
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Possibly infected mead: is it worth keeping?
I tried making cherry mead again (the first time I tried this it got infected). I tried again yesterday, and it looks like I've got another infection of some sort.
This time I thought that everything ...
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does starsan kill yeast
Is Starsan effective against yeast?
After resuming homebrewing again after a 2 year break, I started having pellicle appearing on my starters (after fermentation had completed), which has now spread ...
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What is this white stuff on the surface of my beer?
I've just gone to rack & bottle a witbier that has been in primary for about 5 weeks and noticed this white gunk floating on top of the beer.
It doesn't look too healthy, what is it? Is it safe? ...
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What kind of infection is this and is the beer ruined?
Picture of Infection
This is my first all-grain batch and unfortunately it has developed some kind of growth. It didn't smell like death, actually smelled pretty good, and the samples I have been ...
