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so i had my 1st brew.... and it tasted like tangy fruit....it was supposed to be a brown ale. i dont think it had to do with sanitery problems becouse i was very very anel rentive about cleaning everything with bleach and water. it fermented for about 14 days. any tips?



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Do you know about what temperature you fermented it at? Does it have a smell somewhat like bananas?
I'm no expert by far, and I'm sure the real ones will chime in, but I'd guess your fermentation temps were too high.

There are a few other possibilities, but without more info (recipe ingredients including type of yeast) it may be tough to zero in on the cause.

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Need more info. Hard to tell if the tangy fuity (citrus) is a normal flavor if we don't know what your recipe is. Whatever the recipe, all of the falvors will mellow with time so don't let an early taste cloud your judgement.

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Tangy fruit could be a combo of a fruity yeast and tangy fruity hops. If you used cascade, chinook, warrior, simcoe, amarillo, sorachi ace, colombus, summit or a few others I can't think of right off the bat it most likely will be fruity(citrus).

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Add all the above comments to fermenting at too high a temp and your brew will be fruity...

Post your recipe and notes. These may help us help you better.

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