growmegrapes
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so I brewed my first brew and it came out horrible. I read on here not to toss your brew but store it and age it. after 3 more months in the dark, it still tastes like crap so I gave a 6er to a coworker and tossed the rest. This co worker loves belgian beer( chimay, piraat, abbey ales, etc) and I thought it tasted like latex.Great head retention, color, but it smelled and tasted like a balloon. I went and bought a six pack of belgian beers and they all tasted like latex just like my beer. I wanted it to come out like blue moon- one of my favs. So my question is how did my wit come out like an abbey ale instead of like blue moon? ferm at about 72 and they gave me a dry yeast
the only problem I had during the brew was I did it on my electric stove, and it took the full 60 min to get from 155 to boiling temp. Once I hit a boil it was time to cool the wort and pitch. I had never done this before so I was trying to stick to the time schedule. the beer feel clear in the bottle also i think because pectins were not set with the boil? not sure if that's normal.
the guy at LHBS said I probably had a spoilage issue since i did not have rolling steam coming off my brewpot, he explained how that carries things away and or sanatizes them. I have purchased a propane burner since then and my second brew seemed to go much better.
the only problem I had during the brew was I did it on my electric stove, and it took the full 60 min to get from 155 to boiling temp. Once I hit a boil it was time to cool the wort and pitch. I had never done this before so I was trying to stick to the time schedule. the beer feel clear in the bottle also i think because pectins were not set with the boil? not sure if that's normal.
the guy at LHBS said I probably had a spoilage issue since i did not have rolling steam coming off my brewpot, he explained how that carries things away and or sanatizes them. I have purchased a propane burner since then and my second brew seemed to go much better.