aryoung1980
Well-Known Member
Brewed up my first BIAB on Thanksgiving and pulled a sample last night (4 days into fermentation) to taste and find the SG.
When I sampled it, it had a grainy/husky flavor. I read that a cold crash at the end of primary will drop out those flavors. Can anybody verify this?
Also, what could have caused this? Too high of a mash temperature? I used the iPhone app - iBrewmaster- for my strike water calculations. It suggested I get the water up to 166. I thought this was high, considering in was only a 9lb grain bill. I was right because I ended up mashing at 159.
Just looking to salvage this session beer (it's a cream ale) and prevent these flavors from happening again.
When I sampled it, it had a grainy/husky flavor. I read that a cold crash at the end of primary will drop out those flavors. Can anybody verify this?
Also, what could have caused this? Too high of a mash temperature? I used the iPhone app - iBrewmaster- for my strike water calculations. It suggested I get the water up to 166. I thought this was high, considering in was only a 9lb grain bill. I was right because I ended up mashing at 159.
Just looking to salvage this session beer (it's a cream ale) and prevent these flavors from happening again.