Well it had to happen

[crookedeyeboy]

I shall be saying goodbye to 17lts of TTL tonight as it is all riddled with acetic bacteria...

What a bloody waste...

[delta9]

What a bummer mate! How did that happen then?

From what I've just read about it, is it because the beer got oxidised when you bottled/kegged it???

[OldSpeckledBadger]

What a shame. I've never had an infected brew, even in the old days when I used to brew in an ordinary plastic bucket (no such concept as food grade then) with no lid and use Campden tablets for sanitisation. Any idea what went wrong?

[crookedeyeboy]

Well I was making soem Hobgoblin last week and this #2 was ready for bottling. Just as I was about to bottle I realised #3 was in the bucket with the tap on that fits the 'little bottler' tool!!! arghhh

So after much swearing and running around the kitchen I quickly rinsed out the KK and chucked #2 in there. Now whether or not it was infected before that point Ill never know...went to try it this week after it had been in the keg a few days and it was a lovely colour but cloudy. Upon smelling it I couldnt decide whether it was toffee or TCP!! Lo and behold I brought it into work today and there are loads of acetic bacteria swimming around....gutted.

I am really scrupulous with my cleaning as well, everyone keeps telling me how clean I have to be!!! I KNOW!!! Trust me I have a huge OCD obsession....I think it was during the panic last weekend that the infection got in....

Hey ho we must battle on....Never mind it just means I have to make more beer!!!