OK,
So I ordered an AG kit from Morebeer.com and brewed it up just as I would any other AG brew. I was very careful, as usual, to ensure sanitation was in place all the way to the keg.
I have tasted the brew various times hoping it would age and taste better. It has been five months now and it still doesn't taste right to me.
However, I have never even tasted an Octoberfest before so I'm not really sure what it "should" taste like. My brew has a bit of a "wang" or "sour" taste to it so I am assuming some kind of bacteria got into it.
When I moved it to the secondary it looked find and it looked ok when I kegged it also. So no film on top or any kind of strange looking things floating in it.
Recipe:
8# Candian 2-row
2# Munich
8oz Caravienne
8oz Caramunich
8oz Aromatic
Vanguard Hops (60min)
Sterling Hope (1 min)
WLP820 White Labs - Octoberfest/Marzen Lag
Whirfloc
Thanks,
Tim
So I ordered an AG kit from Morebeer.com and brewed it up just as I would any other AG brew. I was very careful, as usual, to ensure sanitation was in place all the way to the keg.
I have tasted the brew various times hoping it would age and taste better. It has been five months now and it still doesn't taste right to me.
However, I have never even tasted an Octoberfest before so I'm not really sure what it "should" taste like. My brew has a bit of a "wang" or "sour" taste to it so I am assuming some kind of bacteria got into it.
When I moved it to the secondary it looked find and it looked ok when I kegged it also. So no film on top or any kind of strange looking things floating in it.
Recipe:
8# Candian 2-row
2# Munich
8oz Caravienne
8oz Caramunich
8oz Aromatic
Vanguard Hops (60min)
Sterling Hope (1 min)
WLP820 White Labs - Octoberfest/Marzen Lag
Whirfloc
Thanks,
Tim