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taa800 · 07-05-2010, 01:41 AM

I've had some good beer, and I have some good, smooth beer. A beer that feels very soft when you drink it. What makes a beer smooth? And can this be done with extract brewing?

Thanks
Todd

***Yooper*** · 07-05-2010, 01:43 AM

I'm not sure what you mean by smooth. Easy drinking, and not bitter? Or "clean" flavored? Or lager-like, which I think of as "crisp"?

Can you name a commercial beer or two that has the flavor that you're thinking of? That can help us to figure out what you might be looking for.

taa800 · 07-05-2010, 02:00 AM

I'm not talking about smooth in flavor, more how it feels on your tongue. I had a beer called Dragon's Milk from New Holland brewery. Very smooth. I would also consider Guiness a smooth beer.

**944play** · 07-05-2010, 02:03 AM

A little chloride from either table salt or calcium chloride can give a beer some roundness.

Edcculus · 07-05-2010, 02:06 AM

lower carbonation will help

remilard · 07-05-2010, 02:36 AM

In Dragon's Milk, it is primarily tannin from oak aging.

I've heard that Yakima Magnums will make your lager so smooth, it's like a laxative.

Malticulous · 07-05-2010, 03:22 AM

I'm not sure what you mean but I'd say balanced recipie/process and a clean finish. I think that could be done with extract.

ToddO · 07-05-2010, 05:57 AM

i think you are talking about "mouthfeel" perhaps. Try a 1/2 pound of carapils (dextrine) for 5 gallons which wont affect the flavor so much but adds in my mind smoothness.

winepiper · 07-05-2010, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ToddO

i think you are talking about "mouthfeel" perhaps. Try a 1/2 pound of carapils (dextrine) for 5 gallons which wont affect the flavor so much but adds in my mind smoothness.

That's what i thought as well. Mouthfeel is the right word for that. . . or we can say smooth for smoothies?

johnnyspade · 07-05-2010, 02:21 PM

Sometimes, just a little time is all that's needed. A good stout, for example, benefits from time in the bottle, in my experience anyway.