tranceamerica
Well-Known Member
Ok, brewed again last night - this was a ME batch, used one-step sanitizer, preboiled the water and let sit overnight to offgas chlorine, boiled & chilled a gallon of water for the carboy, cooled the carboy in the sink & was able to pitch an hour after the wort went into the carboy.
Was really anal about sanitization.
this morning, it's bubbling along very strongly.
But - I tasted the blow off, and it's is very very very very bitter
PLEASE tell me this is just the hop resins, not some off flavor - I think I'm getting paranoid!!!
Also, I bottled the first 'band aid' batch yesterday - the bad flavor is still there, but maybe is a bit less. But how do you go from disgusting, to just simply not drinkable...maybe in a month it will be ok?!?
OH - someone suggested I leave that batch to age at 60*F - usually I leave my batches to age indoors, at room temp. Would the garage (temp probably varies between 35*F and 65*F) be ok?
Was really anal about sanitization.
this morning, it's bubbling along very strongly.
But - I tasted the blow off, and it's is very very very very bitter
PLEASE tell me this is just the hop resins, not some off flavor - I think I'm getting paranoid!!!
Also, I bottled the first 'band aid' batch yesterday - the bad flavor is still there, but maybe is a bit less. But how do you go from disgusting, to just simply not drinkable...maybe in a month it will be ok?!?
OH - someone suggested I leave that batch to age at 60*F - usually I leave my batches to age indoors, at room temp. Would the garage (temp probably varies between 35*F and 65*F) be ok?