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05-15-2008, 06:59 PM
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First Aid Station...
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....is apparently what i should name my Irish Red since it has a lovely band aid flavor 
question: do phenols mellow out over time or should i expect to think of hospitals every time i open a bottle?
i havent bottled it yet, i was planning on it today but i wonder if i should even bother...
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05-15-2008, 07:12 PM
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OH OH I just went through this. Let it sit. I did a vienna ale and it had a horrible bandaid smell and taste for that matter. I let it set for about 2 more months (after the initial 3 weeks) and it came out wonderful.
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05-15-2008, 07:14 PM
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Oh man! I eat bandaids all of hte time! yeah, let it sit and it'll mellow.
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05-15-2008, 07:14 PM
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well its been in the fermenter for about two months right now. it didnt have this quality like a month ago though.
edit: ok ill bottle it and let it sit for........ a while. *g*
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05-15-2008, 07:17 PM
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I've got a band air beer that did mellow out some, but it's about 3 mo old now, and it's still got a wacky flavor, that isn't getting any better. I'd let it age for as long as you can, maybe you'll get lucky.
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05-15-2008, 07:26 PM
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having worked as an EMT full-time for 3 years i might like a beer with that taste 
sorry to hear about your red ale but brew something else and let it sit and see if that does the trick! good luck with it
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05-15-2008, 10:38 PM
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2 months in the fermenter for an Irish Red Ale??
am I missing something, or is that a bit long...
2 months in PRIMARY? an autolyzing yeast cake can ruin the beer...
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05-15-2008, 10:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by malkore
2 months in the fermenter for an Irish Red Ale??
am I missing something, or is that a bit long...
2 months in PRIMARY? an autolyzing yeast cake can ruin the beer...
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Read my mind...for something like that I would guess no more then 3 weeks. |
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05-15-2008, 11:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by malkore
2 months in the fermenter for an Irish Red Ale??
am I missing something, or is that a bit long...
2 months in PRIMARY? an autolyzing yeast cake can ruin the beer...
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yeah, i kind of forgot about it 
it was actually a month and a half though |
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05-15-2008, 11:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Air Pirate
yeah, i kind of forgot about it
it was actually a month and a half though |
Forgot about beer?? 
I have to say that I have never delt with that...(forgeting about beer)
Bottle and let sit...ya never know what will happen.
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