Skarekrough
Well-Known Member
So, I'm hanging onto my last shred of hope here.....
About a month ago I brewed one of Austin Homebrews Session Ales, their Scotch Ale.
It started pretty well. I put it in my basement and after a week it was at 1.020 and remained there for awhile. During this time we had our usual cold snap and the temp dropped and all activity just stopped.
I consulted with AHB and my LHBS and added a brewbelt and re-pitched yeast. After a week it finally hit 1.014.
I kegged and let it carb up. The taste has a strong band-aid flavor to it.
The only thing I can think of was that the beer was advertised as being a 10-day turn-around. Since it ended up fermenting in colder conditions than it probably should I was forced to use a brew belt and re-pitch after a few days of the belt. It was about a month in total to get it where it needed to be to keg.
I'm assuming that the yeast was stressed and this is the result. Does this sound correct?
Thanks.
About a month ago I brewed one of Austin Homebrews Session Ales, their Scotch Ale.
It started pretty well. I put it in my basement and after a week it was at 1.020 and remained there for awhile. During this time we had our usual cold snap and the temp dropped and all activity just stopped.
I consulted with AHB and my LHBS and added a brewbelt and re-pitched yeast. After a week it finally hit 1.014.
I kegged and let it carb up. The taste has a strong band-aid flavor to it.
The only thing I can think of was that the beer was advertised as being a 10-day turn-around. Since it ended up fermenting in colder conditions than it probably should I was forced to use a brew belt and re-pitch after a few days of the belt. It was about a month in total to get it where it needed to be to keg.
I'm assuming that the yeast was stressed and this is the result. Does this sound correct?
Thanks.