Tancred the Brewer
Brewing Irony
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I have been homebrewing beer and cider for nearly 20 years without issue. Two years ago I got a little lackadaisical with a batch of cider and let the water evaporate out of the airlock. Once I realized it the cider had already turned into a nice batch of apple cider vinegar.
I kept a small amount of the vinegar and tossed the rest. Since then I have brewed two more batches of hard cider, both using different glass carboy fermenters, and have transferred to a keg within 3 months of brewing to do final aging, and both have come out of the fermenter tasting like they have started to turn to vinegar. I have cleaned and sanitized everything I can think of and am at a loss as to where the infection is coming from. Since I now have 3 batches in a row with infections I am pretty sure it is somewhere in my equipment but I am at a loss as to where.
Any thoughts or ideas on how I can get past this infection and back to making really high quality cider from home?
I kept a small amount of the vinegar and tossed the rest. Since then I have brewed two more batches of hard cider, both using different glass carboy fermenters, and have transferred to a keg within 3 months of brewing to do final aging, and both have come out of the fermenter tasting like they have started to turn to vinegar. I have cleaned and sanitized everything I can think of and am at a loss as to where the infection is coming from. Since I now have 3 batches in a row with infections I am pretty sure it is somewhere in my equipment but I am at a loss as to where.
Any thoughts or ideas on how I can get past this infection and back to making really high quality cider from home?