How will i know if the beer in my primary is bad?

Northern Brewer General
#1

i’m not saying that it is but i opened it up to take a second gravity reading yesterday and its right where it’s supposed to be. i spilled a little water from the airlock into the primary. a few days ago. is there a way of telling you have bad beer? i just dont want to waste the time waiting then bottling it if its junk. its a belgian white. thanks

#2

How does it taste?

I really doubt spilling a bit of airlock water into your beer will cause you any problems.

Do a google image search for “infected beer.”

#3

In the future, put star-san or vodka in your airlock in case of accidents. For now, RDWHAHB. Beer that’s done fermenting is pretty resilient. You’ll be fine.

#4

+1
On all he said…your beer will be fine!

#5

thanks guys. just checked on it today. looks fine, smells fine.