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did you take any hydrometer readings?
I think I will be using this to jump into all grain. Very soon!
Has anyone gotten a really strong yeasty taste from using nottingham yeast with this recipe?
The reason I asked is that I made this brew without any problems with a partial mash recipe, even hit my OG. Fermentation didn't get really active till about 48-60 hours after I pitched the Notty yeast. (I think my pack was getting old). Left the beer sit in the primary for 8 days then bottled it with about 5 oz corn sugar. Got about a 1/2 bottle to sample from what was left after bottling. The sample was really great considering it hadn't carbed up. Let the brew bottle condition for 2 weeks in the dark closet at 63-65ºF. I put a couple in the fridge this am and my neighbor and I sampled the finished product tonight after work.
I was hoping it was my head-cold that was playing havok with my tastebuds when I sampled it tonight but my neighbor confirmed my disappointment. The beer was a beautiful golden color, a bit hazy (not quite sure why, either yeast or perhaps starch haze), very good head retention. But the taste was rather yeasty, almost bready and was very dominate. Could taste some bitterness on the back end but couldn't identify is clearly. Decent mouthfeel. Definately a difference taste than what I has sampled at bottling. What I sampled at bottling time was light, very balance taste of the vienna malt and the cascade hops.
So my questions are, Does the Nottingham yeast have a strong taste presences for lighter beers when you use it? Am I getting this weird yeasty taste because the notty yeast pack I used was old or did I get an infection? (believe the expiration date on the notty pack was aug or sept 2010)
Is this batch worth saving and hoping it gets better with time?
Thanks for the help.
Redbeard5289
I think we need a sticky with all of Edwort's recipes if there isn't one already.
Using EKG over Cascades will certainly make a beer that will come out ok, and having similar alpha acids makes the amounts remain the same. However, don't expect it to taste anything like the original recipe (hop-wise). EKG will give you a real earthy flavor with a bit of a floral aroma. Nothing like the citrusy grapefruit aroma cascades typically impart.
I think we need a sticky with all of Edwort's recipes if there isn't one already.
Has anyone gotten a really strong yeasty taste from using Nottingham yeast with this recipe?
I think I'll give this recipe a go this weekend. It will be my first AG without assistance. I only have a 5 gallon mash tun.
I use a 5g igloo from Lowe's and this is great in it. I get about 80-85% eff. with a good crush. If I go over 12 lbs it goes downhill dramatically. do it.
Or you could just go to the first post of this thread and click on Ed's recipe drop-down.
Thanks, I didn't know that, I'll try that.
What could I expect if I added a small amount of flaked oats to the grain bill? I am thinking about adding a half pound. I like the mouthfeel that the oats give the beer but don't want to ruin this superb brew. Thanks.
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