gingerninja2013
New Member
So I'm new to home brewing and my first batch I ever made came out great. Turns out it was complete beginners luck because my previous few batches have all had some fermentation issues. After primary fermentation my beer has a sour taste to it. Sometimes the fermentation is complete- checked the alcohol content and it is where it should be. Other times the yeast takes for maybe a day then stops. I've gotten this same taste several times now with different recipes. The boil tastes fine prior to fermentation but once I go to move to that secondary it tastes horid. Since this is happening during that initial fermentation i'm lead to believe that whatever is going wrong is tied to the fermentation.
Originally I was using a big plastic bucket that came with my starter kit. I thought maybe I had scratched it and bacteria was spoiling my beer but even after switching to a brand new glass carboy I get an almost identical taste.
I'm at a total loss at the moment. I want to continue brewing but all my money, and my beer just keeps going down the drain with this weird fermentation issue. Can someone please lend some direction?
Originally I was using a big plastic bucket that came with my starter kit. I thought maybe I had scratched it and bacteria was spoiling my beer but even after switching to a brand new glass carboy I get an almost identical taste.
I'm at a total loss at the moment. I want to continue brewing but all my money, and my beer just keeps going down the drain with this weird fermentation issue. Can someone please lend some direction?