BrookdaleBrew
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I brewed a coffee porter about 6 weeks ago and tried one after 3 weeks in primary and 1 week in the bottle. The coffee flavor was overwhelming, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing to me since I love black coffee, but I was a little disappointed that the other malt flavors were covered up. I figured lesson learned, I used too much coffee.
Last night I tried another one after 3 weeks in the bottle and noticed that the coffee flavor had mellowed quite a bit and I could detect some of the other malt flavors coming through. This was a very pleasant surprise to me because that is exactly how I wanted the beer to turn out.
I know it's preached constantly here, but I just wanted to add my experience so that other beginners could possibly benefit from it. It's okay to try one or two early (and some even advise it to see how your beer progresses) but for the love of god, WAIT AT LEAST 3 WEEKS UNTIL YOU TEAR INTO YOUR BATCH, IT IS WORTH IT!!!
Last night I tried another one after 3 weeks in the bottle and noticed that the coffee flavor had mellowed quite a bit and I could detect some of the other malt flavors coming through. This was a very pleasant surprise to me because that is exactly how I wanted the beer to turn out.
I know it's preached constantly here, but I just wanted to add my experience so that other beginners could possibly benefit from it. It's okay to try one or two early (and some even advise it to see how your beer progresses) but for the love of god, WAIT AT LEAST 3 WEEKS UNTIL YOU TEAR INTO YOUR BATCH, IT IS WORTH IT!!!