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what's the likelihood of contamination if the sugar was just dumped into solution?

Thanks scottland......I soaked in baking soda and hot water for 6 hours and it cleared up pretty nicely, though a slight stain remained. I then repeated this and left it sit overnight. The smell was my primary concern, but the quickness at which it cleared up was pretty great and makes me...

My primary fermenter wasn't cleaned well enough the first time and now there is a strong, foul odor remaining from the old batch. I'm going to use odorless bleach and attempt to eliminate the odor, but is there even a point? Will it destroy/contaminate my next batch?

I've been curious about trying to experiment with peach flavoring with my beer, since I haven't seen any such flavoring in beer...and the possibility of making my girlfriend take an interest in my hobby with a beer she'd actually drink seems like a good idea. As a relative novice without much...

It seems like there are a few others who have made this beer. I bottled mine last night, and upon passing light (from a flashlight) through the beer, I notice a cloudiness, especially in the neck, as well as what looks like a "stringy" cloudiness. I tried to take a picture, but it's difficult...