jlag
Active Member
Hi everyone,
I brewed an all grain Chimay Red clone 5 weeks ago.
1.081 OG then moved into a secondary at 1.017 10 days later. I used invert sugar to achieve the gravity, not cane or corn.
Sat in secondary for almost 4 weeks.
I bottled today, but took a 1/2 gallon and force carbonated to test.
It tasted REALLY good (like a Belgian ale, ha ha) iimmediately after force carb into the glass, but then started to have green apple flavor and slight aroma as the fizz wore off.
I primed with a combination of DME and dextrose and the test beer was force carbonated after the priming sugar/malt was added.
Questions:
1) Is this flavor normal for a young high gravity or is it contaminated or oxidized?
2) I fermented at ~66 degrees F, should I increase the temperature for conditioning (70) or put it back to 66 F?
Thanks for the help,
John.
I brewed an all grain Chimay Red clone 5 weeks ago.
1.081 OG then moved into a secondary at 1.017 10 days later. I used invert sugar to achieve the gravity, not cane or corn.
Sat in secondary for almost 4 weeks.
I bottled today, but took a 1/2 gallon and force carbonated to test.
It tasted REALLY good (like a Belgian ale, ha ha) iimmediately after force carb into the glass, but then started to have green apple flavor and slight aroma as the fizz wore off.
I primed with a combination of DME and dextrose and the test beer was force carbonated after the priming sugar/malt was added.
Questions:
1) Is this flavor normal for a young high gravity or is it contaminated or oxidized?
2) I fermented at ~66 degrees F, should I increase the temperature for conditioning (70) or put it back to 66 F?
Thanks for the help,
John.