I made a batch of German Altbier from a Brewers Best extract kit about 4 weeks ago.
Ive made quite a few different types of BB kits and had no problems.
This batch I didnt have the 5 ounces of priming sugar that came with the kit so I purchased a 3 lb bag of priming sugar (corn sugar) from a winery/brew store.
I measured it out on my cheap little Kmart scale and it actually looked like a lot more than normal but that was probably because of how it was being presented.
I was afraid, if anything, it may be over carbonated, but I just test a bottle.
They are pretty much flat. I poured the beer from a height to induce some foam and got barely a covering of the surface.
The beer is a little rough for my tastes, but Im not sure if that is how it is suppose to taste because Ive never made this kit or had a german altbier before.
I would say it has quite a bitter taste to it.
I dont understand why they havent carbonated. The beer in my opinion at least, doesnt taste sweet. But that may be being covered up by the bitterness?
I would assume if the priming sugar was used up at all, there would be more carbonation. So Im kinda stump and looking for answers.
First of all,
The bottles are stored in a cooler on the flloor , not in the basement.
This location usually gets the bottles carbonated in 7 days.
There have been no temperature changes worth mentioning.
I did 5 ounces of sugar for the 5 gallon batch.
The priming sugar was from a homebrew store and was labeled priming sugar.
This is the first time Ive used non kit priming sugar.
I didnt use any kind of clarifiers on the secondary.
So my questions are.
Anyone have an idea what a german altbier should tate like?
Is there any way I can prove tom myself that the priming sugar just hasnt got fermented to cause carbonation?
thanks for any help
Ive made quite a few different types of BB kits and had no problems.
This batch I didnt have the 5 ounces of priming sugar that came with the kit so I purchased a 3 lb bag of priming sugar (corn sugar) from a winery/brew store.
I measured it out on my cheap little Kmart scale and it actually looked like a lot more than normal but that was probably because of how it was being presented.
I was afraid, if anything, it may be over carbonated, but I just test a bottle.
They are pretty much flat. I poured the beer from a height to induce some foam and got barely a covering of the surface.
The beer is a little rough for my tastes, but Im not sure if that is how it is suppose to taste because Ive never made this kit or had a german altbier before.
I would say it has quite a bitter taste to it.
I dont understand why they havent carbonated. The beer in my opinion at least, doesnt taste sweet. But that may be being covered up by the bitterness?
I would assume if the priming sugar was used up at all, there would be more carbonation. So Im kinda stump and looking for answers.
First of all,
The bottles are stored in a cooler on the flloor , not in the basement.
This location usually gets the bottles carbonated in 7 days.
There have been no temperature changes worth mentioning.
I did 5 ounces of sugar for the 5 gallon batch.
The priming sugar was from a homebrew store and was labeled priming sugar.
This is the first time Ive used non kit priming sugar.
I didnt use any kind of clarifiers on the secondary.
So my questions are.
Anyone have an idea what a german altbier should tate like?
Is there any way I can prove tom myself that the priming sugar just hasnt got fermented to cause carbonation?
thanks for any help