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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Bubbler screw up - let's see what happens

The brewing of the Cuvee went without problem, but unfortunately I may have screwed up this beer. I pitched the White Labs Belgian strain and after 24 hours, nothin. I checked the bubbler and found that the bell on the bubbler was cracked, allowing oxygen to get into the fermenter and preventing fermentation. Ugh. I replaced the bubbler and pitched some Munton's Gold - which is supposed to produce a very clean, ester-free taste. I also think the Belgian strain may have been active, but unable to ferment. God knows what this will taste like, but I don't think I introduced any contaminants, so I am hoping it still tastes pretty good. We'll see.

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