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I dont think "vinegar fly" has anything particularly to do with flies, probably it was a term used in ale making from before the days that we understood microorganisms properly. Possibly the vinegary smell attracts drosophila before humans realise the beer has spoilt. I just like it as a local...

newbie to the forum but been brewing since 1996, chiefly from kits. real ale enthusiast. My yule brew last month got vinegar fly. Not sure what the correct name for this is, but its the Orkney term for what happens when the ethanol goes to ethanoic acid as a result (I think) of contamination...

Hello all. newbie here. newbie to forum but long term home brewer since 1996, chiefly with kits. Real Ale lover. for about the second or third time in my brewing career, this year's Yule brew was spoiled with "Vinegar Fly" this is a local orkney term for what happens when a brew goes vinegary...