bigredbarn
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Good morning,
I kegged my first beer last weekend - a variation of the popular Centennial Blonde recipe posted in the recipes forum.
Our first pours tasted fantastic for two days. I mean, completely awesome. We could have crushed the keg if I didn't want to save some for more people to try.
Anyway, after about five days in the keg, it's tasting pretty bad. It now has a very unpleasant bitterness/astringent taste that was nonexistent upon first trying it.
Now, some theories:
1) I kegged it at my house and drove it to a friend's house to put in the kegerator. I did not purge the oxygen before transporting it. Is it possible that such a rapid oxidation could be a result of this poor handling practice?
2) We force carbonated it and drank about an hour after it settled. Is that too soon? Would the beer somehow separate without being given enough time to settle out?
Let me know your thoughts and thanks for your attention!
I kegged my first beer last weekend - a variation of the popular Centennial Blonde recipe posted in the recipes forum.
Our first pours tasted fantastic for two days. I mean, completely awesome. We could have crushed the keg if I didn't want to save some for more people to try.
Anyway, after about five days in the keg, it's tasting pretty bad. It now has a very unpleasant bitterness/astringent taste that was nonexistent upon first trying it.
Now, some theories:
1) I kegged it at my house and drove it to a friend's house to put in the kegerator. I did not purge the oxygen before transporting it. Is it possible that such a rapid oxidation could be a result of this poor handling practice?
2) We force carbonated it and drank about an hour after it settled. Is that too soon? Would the beer somehow separate without being given enough time to settle out?
Let me know your thoughts and thanks for your attention!