Guys,
I cooked up a self invented porter recipe. Started fermentation on Friday and I tested a sample today.
Recipe:
6 lbs light DME
1 lb honey
0.5 lb Caramel 80L
0.5 lb Chocolate
0.25 lb Black
0.75 oz Pearle 9% @ 60 min
1.00 oz Fuggles 4.5% @ 30 min
I tested SG and fermentation is done, so I tasted it and it tasted kinda burnt and more bitter than I expected. It has only been 4 days.
Do you guys think this burnt flavor is due to that 0.25 lb (4 oz) black malt? Do you think this will mellow out in time? Is it worth investing 5 more weeks on this beer?
I cooked up a self invented porter recipe. Started fermentation on Friday and I tested a sample today.
Recipe:
6 lbs light DME
1 lb honey
0.5 lb Caramel 80L
0.5 lb Chocolate
0.25 lb Black
0.75 oz Pearle 9% @ 60 min
1.00 oz Fuggles 4.5% @ 30 min
I tested SG and fermentation is done, so I tasted it and it tasted kinda burnt and more bitter than I expected. It has only been 4 days.
Do you guys think this burnt flavor is due to that 0.25 lb (4 oz) black malt? Do you think this will mellow out in time? Is it worth investing 5 more weeks on this beer?