Pash91
Well-Known Member
Hi,
This is my 6th batch of beer, and the first time I'm going completely off recipe. I decided to try some seemingly random ingredients and see how they came out. This was what I did:
6.6 Lbs Thomas Coopers light malt extract syrup
1 Lb toasted Dingemans Belgian Aromatic Malt
1 oz Cascade Pellet Hops (4.5%)
1 oz Tettnang Pellet Hops (4.7%)
1 Vial White Labs American Lager Yeast
4 oz Peach Fruit flavoring
I realize I did this all wrong, but I wanted to know for sure if it was completely a waste. Here's the story:
Firstly, I didn't make a starter. I pitched the yeast completely by itself. I also read somewhere that lager yeast can start working at Ale temperatures; therefore, for the first ~48 hours the bucket was sitting on the floor of my apartment. I then remembered that we have a perfectly good patio and put the bucket out there for the next 5 days. I checked the beer somewhere in between there, and it smelled terrible (sour milk). I read on HBT that that may just be a smell of the brewing process so I ignored it. I tasted a sample and I actually thought it was pretty good.
Today, I opened the bucket again and again, it smells terrible. I tasted a sample and it doesn't taste anywhere as I remembered it. I have no reason not to move it to my secondary, but I was wondering if there was any point? Will the smell clear up? Will the taste clear up a bit?
Thanks everyone. I love this place!
This is my 6th batch of beer, and the first time I'm going completely off recipe. I decided to try some seemingly random ingredients and see how they came out. This was what I did:
6.6 Lbs Thomas Coopers light malt extract syrup
1 Lb toasted Dingemans Belgian Aromatic Malt
1 oz Cascade Pellet Hops (4.5%)
1 oz Tettnang Pellet Hops (4.7%)
1 Vial White Labs American Lager Yeast
4 oz Peach Fruit flavoring
I realize I did this all wrong, but I wanted to know for sure if it was completely a waste. Here's the story:
Firstly, I didn't make a starter. I pitched the yeast completely by itself. I also read somewhere that lager yeast can start working at Ale temperatures; therefore, for the first ~48 hours the bucket was sitting on the floor of my apartment. I then remembered that we have a perfectly good patio and put the bucket out there for the next 5 days. I checked the beer somewhere in between there, and it smelled terrible (sour milk). I read on HBT that that may just be a smell of the brewing process so I ignored it. I tasted a sample and I actually thought it was pretty good.
Today, I opened the bucket again and again, it smells terrible. I tasted a sample and it doesn't taste anywhere as I remembered it. I have no reason not to move it to my secondary, but I was wondering if there was any point? Will the smell clear up? Will the taste clear up a bit?
Thanks everyone. I love this place!