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NickN · Dec 4, 2012

Any thoughts on this. The left picture was taken one week prior to the right. The beer is served on tap. It was very enjoyable with some bite at the end. Then it went clear and lost all of its character. Partial boil. Cascade hops. Alexander lite extract.

45_70sharps · Dec 4, 2012

Just a stab at it, but what pressure is the beer stored at and served at?

NickN · Dec 4, 2012

Low psi. It was originally a bit over carved. The clear beer was the last 5-10 beers.

NickN · Dec 4, 2012

About 8 psi. 40 degrees is my guess. Not 100% sure on temp

HopsMan · Dec 4, 2012

http://www.kegerators.com/carbonation-table.php

I enjoy this table, and it seems that you might be undercarbing a tad bit. I'd switch it up to 10psi or so, and see what becomes of the beer then. That second pic is right after you poured?

cheezydemon3 · Dec 4, 2012

Carbonic acid (caused by carbonation) does bring out bitterness in beer.

Worst thread title ever

barmyarmy · Dec 4, 2012

Carbonic acid will go out in a few days with venting.

KayaBrew · Dec 4, 2012

How long at 40˚? I refrigerate my bottled beer for a week prior to serving and they pour crystal clear like the photo on the right.

Bobby_M · Dec 4, 2012

It's not magic, just cold crashing at work.

passedpawn · Dec 4, 2012

Bobby_M said:
It's not magic, just cold crashing at work.

Yep. The character you tasted was yeast and maybe other suspended particles. They cold has forced suspended particles to the bottom.

What you taste now is your Alexander Lite. If you were looking for character, a beer with "Lite" in the name is the wrong choice.

cheezydemon3 · Dec 5, 2012

And seriously,not trying to be an ass, but there is a sticky on thread titles.

Put something at least pretending to be relevant to your question please.

(Unless you made your hydrometer disapear, which I don't wanna know about

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