BeerChef17
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So I am a case through my American Light (Brewers Best Kit - bottled for about 5 weeks) and I am just realizing it tastes slightly off...almost a little sour. It isn't anything over whelming and I can't really put my finger on the taste. No one else who has had it has mentioned anything about it (maybe I have too nice of friends, or they are all just alcoholics lol). Honestly if I take a nice swig and just swallow it the taste isn't really there. Out of curiosity I cracked a bottle of my dunklewizen (brewers best kit - only been bottled 1 week now) - the beer has great head although it goes flat quick (as I would expect at this point), and the taste is great besides the same slight off aftertaste as my American Light.
Now I believe the problem is pitching and fermentation temp since I realized on my last batch I was fermenting at 77 wort temp. I also usually pitch around 80 (I know better know from reading HBT).
Would the combination of a slightly high fermentation temp and pitch temp be the most probable cause for my ever elusive off taste?
Now I believe the problem is pitching and fermentation temp since I realized on my last batch I was fermenting at 77 wort temp. I also usually pitch around 80 (I know better know from reading HBT).
Would the combination of a slightly high fermentation temp and pitch temp be the most probable cause for my ever elusive off taste?