tspilker
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I waited a while before asking this because I figured that time cures all problems with beer.
I brewed a pre-hopped extract kit porter as my first beer. I am beginning to realize it was probably a mistake since I did a specialty grain extract kit next and it was just as easy.
However, I brewed the beer March 7th, bottled on the 16th. I tried one last night, and have tried several before that.
The CO2 level is rather iffy, it has a bit of carb, but 0 head.
Also, it still tastes like yeast. I figured by now it should have mellowed. Will time still fix the beer? My LHBS said I had to store it at a higher temperature, but that seemed dumb since it is sitting at the same temp it fermented at.
Is the yeast still active and thats why I'm getting that flavor? I figured a week in the fridge would draw the yeast flavor out or something but that didn't work either.
Any advice? As it sits right now I find the beer completely unappetizing and as ashamed as I am to admit this, I dumped out the second half of the beer because I didnt like it.
Other than the yeasty flavor it has a bit of malt sweetness, but not much else. Really bland.
I brewed a pre-hopped extract kit porter as my first beer. I am beginning to realize it was probably a mistake since I did a specialty grain extract kit next and it was just as easy.
However, I brewed the beer March 7th, bottled on the 16th. I tried one last night, and have tried several before that.
The CO2 level is rather iffy, it has a bit of carb, but 0 head.
Also, it still tastes like yeast. I figured by now it should have mellowed. Will time still fix the beer? My LHBS said I had to store it at a higher temperature, but that seemed dumb since it is sitting at the same temp it fermented at.
Is the yeast still active and thats why I'm getting that flavor? I figured a week in the fridge would draw the yeast flavor out or something but that didn't work either.
Any advice? As it sits right now I find the beer completely unappetizing and as ashamed as I am to admit this, I dumped out the second half of the beer because I didnt like it.
Other than the yeasty flavor it has a bit of malt sweetness, but not much else. Really bland.