carrboropanther
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Diacetyl. Man I hate this stuff. I have officially renamed my Cali Common Ale, Granddaddys Butterscotch Ale. At least this way I can tell my self that it's supposed to taste this way.
Now, what did I do to screw this up. My guess is either sanitation or temp. I used the WLP810, it is the California common ale/lager yeast strain. It says to ferment between 55 and 65 and thanks to my understanding wife, I had the house down to about 56 which had my beer fermenting around 62-63.
I let it go in the primary for 2 weeks and then racked it to the secondary for another two weeks where i dry hopped it. I have let it sit in the bottles for about 8 days now and it is buttery as hell.
I first noticed the Diacetyl when I racked from primary to secondary, I hoped it would go away. When I bottled, it was still there but slightly reduced. Again, I hoped it would eventually go away. 10 days later, after bottle conditioning, it is still very noticeable.
What did I do wrong? I was very anal with my sanitation as most newbies are (this is my second batch, maybe I wasn't anal enough). Was it the temps, it did rise to 69 one day before I noticed it and cranked the A/C on to adjust. (I bet this is where I screwed up, I shouldn't be trying to lager in my house. Especially on my second batch)
Any help and criticism will be much appreciated.
Gracias
Now, what did I do to screw this up. My guess is either sanitation or temp. I used the WLP810, it is the California common ale/lager yeast strain. It says to ferment between 55 and 65 and thanks to my understanding wife, I had the house down to about 56 which had my beer fermenting around 62-63.
I let it go in the primary for 2 weeks and then racked it to the secondary for another two weeks where i dry hopped it. I have let it sit in the bottles for about 8 days now and it is buttery as hell.
I first noticed the Diacetyl when I racked from primary to secondary, I hoped it would go away. When I bottled, it was still there but slightly reduced. Again, I hoped it would eventually go away. 10 days later, after bottle conditioning, it is still very noticeable.
What did I do wrong? I was very anal with my sanitation as most newbies are (this is my second batch, maybe I wasn't anal enough). Was it the temps, it did rise to 69 one day before I noticed it and cranked the A/C on to adjust. (I bet this is where I screwed up, I shouldn't be trying to lager in my house. Especially on my second batch)
Any help and criticism will be much appreciated.
Gracias