kldobbins
Member
Hi, this is my 1st post on homebrew talk
I just tried my Irish Red beer and it has an off taste. It tastes like beer. not so sour, but more of a sting to it. It smells a little off to, but mostly the taste
I have 2 theories, but wanted to see what others think. While step mashing, I overshot temp and the mash stood at 175 for about 11 mins. I tried to bring to down, but had to add cold water to it to drops it to 155.
I am wondering if I released tannins from the grain and that is causing the sharp taste in the beer.
The 2nd thing, while in the primary, it was fermenting so hard it blew off the airlock. I guess it could have got infected.
Its about to be dumped, but i was trying to figure out the mistake so I dont repeat it.
I just tried my Irish Red beer and it has an off taste. It tastes like beer. not so sour, but more of a sting to it. It smells a little off to, but mostly the taste
I have 2 theories, but wanted to see what others think. While step mashing, I overshot temp and the mash stood at 175 for about 11 mins. I tried to bring to down, but had to add cold water to it to drops it to 155.
I am wondering if I released tannins from the grain and that is causing the sharp taste in the beer.
The 2nd thing, while in the primary, it was fermenting so hard it blew off the airlock. I guess it could have got infected.
Its about to be dumped, but i was trying to figure out the mistake so I dont repeat it.