shaneharding
Member
Hi All,
Whilst I've been brewing for a little while now, I'd still class myself a beginner as i simply brew from kits. I've had some great results and beers that I've really enjoyed.
I've recently brewed an English Brown Ale that has turned out tasting really sweet.
There is a story here so I'll do my best to explain all that went on.
When I first mixed this one up I noticed the OG seemed a little low (Approx 1.035) but I was too worried about this so I set the beer to ferment. I have a tempurature controlled fermentation fridge which I set at 19 degrees c.
It appeared to ferment as normal over the next two weeks at which point I tested the gravity again and it seemed high for a finishing gravity (1.015) so I decided to leave it in the fermenter a little longer to finish off.
During this time I went into hospital for knee surgery and afterward was not very mobile (on crutches). I should have probably known better but my father-in-law offered to help me keg my new beer and rather than pass up the help we kegged the beer without testing the gravity of the beer. I assumed that given almost another week fermentation would be complete, however upon testing the "leftovers" (beer that wouldn't fit in my 19L keg) I found the gravity was still around the 1.015 mark.
I then carbonated the beer in the fridge. Upon pouring a beer I found it had a really sweet taste.
The guy at my homebrew shop told me I should age the beer to get a better flavour out of it and its been sitting in the keg at room tempuature for about a month now. I taste it every now and then and haven't really noticed any change in the flavour.
Is there any way to get this beer tasting as it should?
Have I wrecked it completely?
Am I being too impatient? Should I wait a few more months?
How can I test the gravity of a carbonated beer???
Any advice would be greatly, greatly appreciated...
Whilst I've been brewing for a little while now, I'd still class myself a beginner as i simply brew from kits. I've had some great results and beers that I've really enjoyed.
I've recently brewed an English Brown Ale that has turned out tasting really sweet.
There is a story here so I'll do my best to explain all that went on.
When I first mixed this one up I noticed the OG seemed a little low (Approx 1.035) but I was too worried about this so I set the beer to ferment. I have a tempurature controlled fermentation fridge which I set at 19 degrees c.
It appeared to ferment as normal over the next two weeks at which point I tested the gravity again and it seemed high for a finishing gravity (1.015) so I decided to leave it in the fermenter a little longer to finish off.
During this time I went into hospital for knee surgery and afterward was not very mobile (on crutches). I should have probably known better but my father-in-law offered to help me keg my new beer and rather than pass up the help we kegged the beer without testing the gravity of the beer. I assumed that given almost another week fermentation would be complete, however upon testing the "leftovers" (beer that wouldn't fit in my 19L keg) I found the gravity was still around the 1.015 mark.
I then carbonated the beer in the fridge. Upon pouring a beer I found it had a really sweet taste.
The guy at my homebrew shop told me I should age the beer to get a better flavour out of it and its been sitting in the keg at room tempuature for about a month now. I taste it every now and then and haven't really noticed any change in the flavour.
Is there any way to get this beer tasting as it should?
Have I wrecked it completely?
Am I being too impatient? Should I wait a few more months?
How can I test the gravity of a carbonated beer???
Any advice would be greatly, greatly appreciated...