Newbie Q: What does "green" beer taste like? - Page 2

sonetlumiere85 · 04-13-2008, 07:13 AM

I always think of green beer as having a substantial yeast bite - slightly bitter on the finish. The carbonation/cooling thing is something that you definitely don't want to do before the beer has been in bottles for 2 weeks, even 3 in most cases. After 3 weeks, chill a bottle for a day, taste it, and if it still doesn't taste right, wait another week, then repeat.

Jonnio · 04-13-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Kiwi_Jonno

Just wondering, does homebrew beer ever lose the green taste totally? More so for me its the "yeasty" after taste. My nutbrown after 4-5 weeks still has a slight tang to it. Commercial beer has non wat so ever.

There is a different taste between commercial and homebrew, but I don't have what I would call a yeasty taste to my beer. My first batch did, but I drank it before it was ready. Now, I crash cool the secondary, force carb, let it clear and rest for 2-3 weeks and then drink. It is just as clear and yeast free as any commercial beer (well, except my Newcastle clone since I forgot to add irish moss)

If you bottle you can achieve similar results by having a longer timeline and getting good at not pouring the yeast out of the bottom of the bottle.

quadbikerjosh · 04-04-2011, 06:07 AM

its a strange and probably not very scientific way at all whatsoever, but if i cant enjoy a beer with a meal like pizza, wings or something then for me, they need some more time to age. like i said, its not a very acurate aproach whatsoever, but it seems to work for me pretty well. i can still enjoy a green beer tho usually. its kinda cool how you can go from a beer that is completley unsatisfying to drink with a meal, to a wonderfully refreshing drink with the same meal.

Brewed_Dude · 02-07-2012, 03:01 AM

The watery taste associated with "Green Beer", in my opinion, is due to lack of sufficient total body carbonation. I've poured beers with a very decent head after one week. The aging allows the entire beer to be consumed with carbonation and achieve complete and even flavoring/carbonation. ALL of my beer I have ever brewed has definitely benefited from aging in the bottle, some even achieve the best flavor after a couple months. It takes longer, but I do:
One week Primary
Two Weeks Secondary
Four Weeks Bottle Condition
Three Days Cold Condition (Refrigerator)