So, I was suffering on Sunday morning and thought I would have a go at making a IPA with left over hops and grains and try out my double simcoe IPA (9% perfect for a cure :) )
Doing all this I forgot to make a yeast starter so put the airlock on my new beer and left it. I made a starter last night as I think the beer was around 8-10% so I thought it would be best starting the yeast.
I came down to pitch the yeast this morning when I noticed a bubbling noise, the beer was fermenting. I checked the gravity and the hydrometer was down to 1.045 from around 1.070.
Is my beer ruined or what has happened.
Sounds like either you pitched yeast and forgot due to the hangover haze, or you just made your first Lambic. ;)
If the gravity is down then something is fermenting it. Have a taste but I'd say you'll be lucky to get something drinkable.
Your starter mightn't even have been much use, yeast can sometimes take 8 hours to multiply so you'd have achieved very little. Why did you wait until last night to make it?
you could be onto a winner! how is it smelling? how does it taste now?
do not throw it out yet.
matthew
Dunkel that was the 1st thing cross my mind but im sure I didn't ???
Goat was working late on Monday night so didnt get a chance to make it earlier , the yeast was actually harvested from a batch I kegged, it was vigorously fermenting and had overflowed out my flask, it looked grand so I just threw it in and hoped for the best. I'm sure it will be drinkable fingers crossed, weather or not to dry hop in incase I waste more hops is the question. I'm sure the smell of vomit or vinegar will be a tell tale sign :o
Matt ive made sum rash drinks in my time but rarely they get thrown out, ill bottle one for the end of the month ;)
Smell it out of the airlock.
If it is anything except yeast fermenting it, it will likely smell awful.
I have had my palate and nose trained for infection, since 2 passively chilled beers got infected before pitching time.
there was a head on it yesterday morning before I pitched yeast , I thought the beer smelt fine, I checked it last night and there's that lovely sour smell. Ah well lesson learned....