doubleb
Well-Known Member
I get a huge head out of the bottle and the beer is undrinkable. Its happened to two batches and I suspect that the amount of corn sugar was too much. Actually one of the two was primed with 1/2 cup DME and 1/2 cup of maple syrup packaged by my LHBS for one of their kits. The beer carbonated quickly and at two weeks had a nice head. But one or two weeks later you have to pour the beer right against the glass so the head is under control. With both of my bad batches the beer was undrinkable. It has an awful taste and in both cases actually tastes the same even though the beers were completely different (one was a wheat and the other a brown).
I have started to use 4.5 oz of corn sugar instead of 5 oz (NB ships all their kits with 5 oz bags), but I saw a post on here that someone always uses 4 oz so I may switch over to 4 oz of priming sugar.
I really want to be able to let the stuff age and not all get over carbonated if this is the problem. Please let me know if you think I'm on the right track with reducing my priming sugar to 4 oz.
Sadly, a new batch of beer may also have this problem in a week or so. Its target OG was 1.030 and the priming sugar was 5 oz. It is a Northern Brewer kit.
Your input will be appreciated.
I have started to use 4.5 oz of corn sugar instead of 5 oz (NB ships all their kits with 5 oz bags), but I saw a post on here that someone always uses 4 oz so I may switch over to 4 oz of priming sugar.
I really want to be able to let the stuff age and not all get over carbonated if this is the problem. Please let me know if you think I'm on the right track with reducing my priming sugar to 4 oz.
Sadly, a new batch of beer may also have this problem in a week or so. Its target OG was 1.030 and the priming sugar was 5 oz. It is a Northern Brewer kit.
Your input will be appreciated.