andrewf17 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 hi all,frosty here. have done a coopers heritage lager,an heritage lager with light malt extract,sparkling ale & an irish stout. when i use crown seal they go flatter than using vb/carlton draught twist top bottles.i use all the cleaning equipment to steralise bottles & brewing stuff,it tastes a bit funny & i spent 2 days in hospital with bad gastro,any tips? still not sure if its my beer. cheers.[crying] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Welcome Frosty! i spent 2 days in hospital with bad gastro' date='any tips?[/quote'] I'm not a doctor but I guess you should make sure you have replaced lost fluid and electrolytes. Sorry, just for clarification, are you asking whether the beer may have given you gastro or your gastro may have infected the beer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewf17 Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 hi,yes i was wondering if the brew could've given it to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Frosty, did you not have a discussion, with a MD, about the food and beverage you consumed prior to the illness? That aside, even if your beer is noticeably infected, it's not likely to be the cause of gastro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewf17 Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 thanks. was just wondering if i'd done all the sanitising properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT5 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Andrew, how did the beer taste? Whilst I have been fortunate not to have had an infected brew yet, from what I have read on here you would certainly know if your brew was off [crying] [sick] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Yep, if it was anything like the infection I had then you wouldn't have been able to drink it. Believe it or not but it actually tasted worse than Tooheys Red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steersman Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Hi guys, I'm in New Zealand.I have a European Lager thats been fermenting for 33 days now.After pitching i let it drop to 13c and then on tuesday this wk i lost patience,took it out of wraps & let it warm to rm temp,20-22.AND dammit it still wont STOP fermenting. I also have a brew tec ginger beer that is doing the same after 22 days.It was pitched & held @ 21.YET i have made COOPERS "OLD SPICE" with elderflower twice,23ltrs @ 5.3% & 18 ltrs @7.7% and also a COOPERS draught with STINGING NETTLES(it "tingles"thelips just subtly) @ 5.6% while i have been patiently waiting on the other 2 brews.IS there possibly a "BUG" in my 2 slow brews???? [unsure] Cheers Steersman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 You probably should have started another thread Steersman, nevertheless, welcome and what is the SG reading? Wow, 33 days + [ninja] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steersman Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Thanks bill .i dont do SG's until fermentation stops.cos the more tests i take the less goes in bottles.FINALLY today both brews are backing off to the other side of the airlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 So how do you know your brew is still fermenting at 33 days if you haven't taken a SG reading? Surely you are not judging it by just looking at it [pinched] I too do not take SG just for the hell of it. I take an OG reading and two readings when I think it has finished. imo you should take 3 readings as a minimal requirement and most of my brews this is all I have ever had to take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT5 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 ... both brews are backing off to the other side of the airlock. Therein lies a problem. Don't rely on the airlock [bandit] Bill has given you some good advice. I take an OG reading & then take 2 readings after about 12-13 days in the fermenter. I then bottle on day 14. I haven't got around to putting my airlock on eBay yet [cool] [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 What's an airlock [bandit] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Bill, an airlock is somthin weusta get in brakes on the old cars, when we were bleeindem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Andrew, we know its bloody frosty, But we don\u2019t know where your from It appears he\u2019s got the sh*** from All those crown seals he\u2019s put on. Hairy\u2019s not a doctor He\u2019s advice, just drink more beer To replace those electrolytes And give a little cheer Paul in his wisdom said It\u2019s something that you ate Go discuss it with your doctor If not then with your mate Greg from what he\u2019s read Said you would know if it was off So Andrew, some good advice Be careful when you cough. Weggl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 This could well finish up in Siberia[crying] [crying] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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