Broke my IPA

[BarefootLion]

I've been a lot less careful and not gotten an infection. Unless those were the rubber gloves you were cleaning up from the dog with I think you're fine. Its just probably off gassing. I just bottled the other night and was still getting a couple bubbles from my APA.

How often are your bubbles coming?

[Bugeater]

I have a couple of rules that govern my brewing. One of the more important ones is to never dump a bad beer until it is old and bad.
I've won medals with beers I forgot to dump when they were young and bad.

Wayne

[Spelt]

Sage advice, bubble are down to about one every 90 sec. Particulates are still churning in the better bottle however. I'll let it drop clear and then I'll stick a thief in and have a taste. Appreciate the patient counsel. Sometimes you just get edgey.

[bashcraft]

Appreciate the patient counsel. Sometimes you just get edgey.

Edgy? That was more like a full blown panic attack.

[San_Diego_Matt]

maybe for him it's just "edgy" so be glad we didn't see a full blown panic attach

[Spelt]

When it comes to my beer, its like watching my kid. I only want the best.

Anyhow finally tasted, tested and bottled last night. OG 1.056 down to FG 1.008. The 3 weeks of citra dry-hopping have made a wicked nice citrusy hop flavor and theres a little bready sweetness in the background from the crystal malt.

Anyhow, my xanax is kicking in and I feel much better now. Promise not to panic next time it looks like one of my kids is going to fall off the bike.

[Spelt]

Let me be a lesson to other potential spaz's out there. The IPA I contemplated tossing out at the beginning of this post actually scored a 36 at the New England Regional Homebrew Contest. Not a medal but still certainly a keeper.

You all are so right when you suggest patience in assessing your beers.

[alan_marks]

Friends, lets remember...

it's just beer...

no one died...

relax, have a homebrew.

Alan