moosetav
Well-Known Member
Hello HBT! I have been poking around the site for some time now and figured it was time to join. I have been brewing for about a year and have 16 batches including a cider under my belt. I have noticed something about my beers that I can't explain. It's happened on pretty much every batch I have done although some it's more pronounced than others. Before I bottle I take a grav readings to make sure I'm done fermenting. I keep the beers in a swamp cooler and am able to pretty well control the temps. I sanitize like crazy with starsan. I'm having a problem with carbing. I have had a couple of batches (not one right after another) that have carbed like crazy and don't necessarily explode, but foam up like old yeller. It's producing a sort of sour sweet after taste to the beer that's not there when it's flat. I primary for about 3 wks then secondary for another 3. I then bottle and wait 2 months before drinking. I am weighing the priming sugar (have used both corn sugar from LHBS and cane sugar) and am adding the amount suggested by Palmer for the different styles. The volume is always 5 gal give or take a bottle. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I do partial mash stove top brewing and seem to be really close on my expected SG and temps. Any thoughts? I still like the beers but I'm just trying to get better. As a side note, I'm going to kegging and AG after Xmas. Thanks in advance.