DoubleAught
Well-Known Member
I'm trying to pin-point why my lighter beers seem to have a green apple taste. The few IPA's I've done turn out nearly perfect, it's just the lighter beers I brew. I brewed a Boddingtons Pub Ale clone from AHS, and most recently the Lefse Blonde from Northern Brewer. The blonde is still fairly green. It was in primary for 3 weeks and 3 weeks in secondary. It's been bottled for 2 weeks today. The Boddingtons was around the same primary and secondary, but it's been bottled for a month now. The green apple taste (and alcohol taste) is so strong in it that I'm not able to really enjoy it. I figured I'd let it sit for another month or so before trying another. What prompted me to ask the question is the blonde has the same alcohol and green apple taste. Both beers are very sweet smelling as well. I also thought it might be the priming sugar, but for the BPA I used coopers drops, and the blonde I used table sugar.
These were both extract kits. The blonde had belgian candi sugar in it, the boddingtons used a table syrup. Could these cause the off flavors? Both beers sat at a steady 65 - 68 during fermentation.
I'm sure I'm missing info many need to properly determine the cause so please ask if I've not covered enough.
Thanks!
These were both extract kits. The blonde had belgian candi sugar in it, the boddingtons used a table syrup. Could these cause the off flavors? Both beers sat at a steady 65 - 68 during fermentation.
I'm sure I'm missing info many need to properly determine the cause so please ask if I've not covered enough.
Thanks!