Ok so I brewed up a belgin strong on 1/19/09. I gave it at least a month in primary maybe a little longer and about a month in the bottles. I decided to try one of them after work last night and I have to say that it was quite possibly the worst thing that I have ever tasted in my life.
Now Im sure that I screwed up somewhere along the line but not sure where. The beer is not infected and it is not green. I kinda knew there was a problem as soon as I opened the bottle as there was no carbonation and I did not forget to use primiing sugar. I mean not even the co2 release when you pop the cap.
I poured the beer into a mug and nothing no head not a single bubble. The beers was completely flat. It was also thick like cough syrup and had a pretty nasty liqour taste and burn kinda like a whiskey but not in a good way.
I followed the directions that came with the kit and the wort tasted good when it went into the carboy. The beer also tasted good at bottling time albeit with a little bite from the alcohol but it was a strong ale so I figured that was fine. I was very disappointed to see how this beer came out.
I really cant see myself drinking this beer but I will give it a few more weeks in the bottle and see if something happens. If anyone in or around Boston would like a bottle to maybe see where I went wrong let me know cause I would love to know how I messed this up so bad.
Now Im sure that I screwed up somewhere along the line but not sure where. The beer is not infected and it is not green. I kinda knew there was a problem as soon as I opened the bottle as there was no carbonation and I did not forget to use primiing sugar. I mean not even the co2 release when you pop the cap.
I poured the beer into a mug and nothing no head not a single bubble. The beers was completely flat. It was also thick like cough syrup and had a pretty nasty liqour taste and burn kinda like a whiskey but not in a good way.
I followed the directions that came with the kit and the wort tasted good when it went into the carboy. The beer also tasted good at bottling time albeit with a little bite from the alcohol but it was a strong ale so I figured that was fine. I was very disappointed to see how this beer came out.
I really cant see myself drinking this beer but I will give it a few more weeks in the bottle and see if something happens. If anyone in or around Boston would like a bottle to maybe see where I went wrong let me know cause I would love to know how I messed this up so bad.