EJC Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Hello! Did my first batch a Belgian Strong Ale. It took 8 days to detect a start of fermentation and it was unable to detect EOF meaning it went to the max days over 20 days in total. The brew was infected with mold on top and I suspect that it was the yeast that was slow to start and it got infected. I did not check under the lid or use a hydrometer I just let it go to the max days. My question is how often does the BeerDroid not detect EOF and how much impact would the bad yeast/infected brew have on it? Thanks, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, EJC said: Hello! Did my first batch a Belgian Strong Ale. It took 8 days to detect a start of fermentation and it was unable to detect EOF meaning it went to the max days over 20 days in total. The brew was infected with mold on top and I suspect that it was the yeast that was slow to start and it got infected. I did not check under the lid or use a hydrometer I just let it go to the max days. My question is how often does the BeerDroid not detect EOF and how much impact would the bad yeast/infected brew have on it? Thanks, John It is the yeast that is the issue, you will need to contact @BrewArt Team info@brewart.com.au. They will be able to do a diagnostic on the droid for you and give you some answers. What has happened is not the norm, it always detects EOF Welcome to the forum BTW Rob 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Welcome to the forum. Rob is correct, no EOF is rare and “touch wood” haven’t had it in over 147 brews. As long as you cleaned the unit and sanitised (including the tap, lid and bung) an infection is rare. Sometimes the appearance on top doesn’t look all that pleasant and if you are unsure before you dump it a photo (if able to) is a help to determine if it is infected. Cheers Mark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love a Beer Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 147 Brews? Thats at least 1470 litres of beers. Im impressed. 🍻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 6 hours ago, Love a Beer said: 147 Brews? Thats at least 1470 litres of beers. Im impressed. 🍻 Thanks. It helps that I have a problem “l hate empty kegs so I fill them, but I hate full kegs so I drink them” 😂Works well and no need for treatment 😂🍺👍 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJC Posted October 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Thank you everyone I appreciate the feedback. The BrewArt support team responded to me right away and was extremely helpful and offered me a replacement Belgian Strong Ale for my bad batch as well as a complimentary of my choice. At this time I have already started my second batch of Belgian Strong Ale and things are looking a lot better! This time I used room temperature bottled water for my brew and turned the temperature up a notch briefly to really get the yeast going. Maybe it was my unfiltered tap water that was bad who knows. Fermentation start detected and there is definitely a lot more activity and bubbles this time so looking forward to the results. 👍👍 John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Great stuff, glad BrewArt came to the party, they are tops. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Uh oh. Fermentation day 7 of 10 on a Hefeweizen. Smells fine. BUT a few spots of white mold. Do I wait it out? Let it be? Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) Just now, J P said: Uh oh. Fermentation day 7 of 10 on a Hefeweizen. Smells fine. BUT a few spots of white mold. Do I wait it out? Let it be? Thoughts? Still getting the daily temp rises and falls that seems normal. I KNOW ... you’re not supposed to peak but I’m only human. It’s been fermenting for 160 hours. It’s hard to watch and not peak. Edited February 11, 2021 by J P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, J P said: Still getting the daily temp rises and falls that seems normal. I KNOW ... you’re not supposed to peak but I’m only human. It’s been fermenting for 160 hours. It’s hard to watch and not peak. Looks ok, fermentation is active, the “mouldy” looking stuff appears to be protein from the yeast and wheat malt. Smelling ok is a good sign. Continue on. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 C3D you’ve saved my morale. thank you. even if you’re lying !!!😜 Appreciate your experienced eye and advice. I’ll hold steady for 3 more days before I hit the panic button again 🙂 Whoever invented the phrase “a watched kettle never boils” clearly never fermented his own beer! LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 39 minutes ago, J P said: Uh oh. Fermentation day 7 of 10 on a Hefeweizen. Smells fine. BUT a few spots of white mold. Do I wait it out? Let it be? Thoughts? It's fine. Stop looking at it 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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