slayer021175666
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I seem to get a sour beer about every month. I bottle harvest commercial beer and store yeast in mason jars then, top crop for the next batch. I can't tell if it starts in my stored yeast or in my fermenting wort. When I found the fermented beer had soured, I opened the stored yeast and smelled it. It smelled GREAT! But, when I tasted it, it was acidic or kind of peroxide tasting as best I can describe it. Although I've never tasted brewers yeast before- which I plan to do once my new starter is ready- but, I figured, better safe than sorry so, I dumped the yeast jars down the sink. Was I wrong? Should it have tasted that way? My wife put a pineapple in my beer fridge and I know fruit attracts bugs. Could this be it? Still, that doesn't account for it happening every month or 2 that I get a soured beer. I use star san instead of boiling the yeast jars for storage but, I really don't know if its contaminated yeast or the fermenter getting contaminated that starts the souring.
Any help as always, is appreciated.
Thanks guys
Any help as always, is appreciated.
Thanks guys