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,is my beer infected?
A: This wiki is a good place to search for answers, but you should also try to look up the answer to your question in the book [http://www.amazon.com/American-Sour-Beers-Michael-Tonsmeire/dp/1938469119/ "American Sour Beers" by Michael Tonsmeire]. Many answers can be found in these two resources. If it is not, post your question in [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk Milk The Funk]!
==My beer looks infected==
Q: My beer looks infected. What contaminated it and what do I do?
A: Usually contaminated beers do not give favorable results. Exceptions occur rarely from wild contamination. If the contamination was from a cultured ''Brettanomyces'' that originated from equipment that was used for purposeful mixed fermentations, then the contaminated beer might turn out well. Otherwise, the chances of a wild contamination turning out good are very low. The best advice is to smell and taste a small sample, and if it does not taste good then dump the batch and brew a sour/funky beer on purpose. Don't waste your time/fermentation space with accidental infections.
==Do I need separate equipment==