RyanPDX
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So, my 3rd batch of beer is in the fermemter as we speak and after drinking most of the first one I have a few questions.
For starters, my first 2 batches were a Boysenberry Blond ale, and a Cervesa like blond. Both were ok, far from something I would buy in a store, but not so bad I had to dump them down the drain. Both had a bit of a green taste but I think I just had too much air in the siphon when I moved them from the primary to the secondary.
However, for both I used 3/4 cup of corn sugar to bottle, and both came out with a soda pop like carbonation. By that I mean, large bubbles with a head that dissipates rather quickly. They didn't really taste flat but, I would like a better head, any ideas what I did wrong there?
My current batch is a Belgian Wit, and I used White Labs 400 belgin wit yeast. I was told that it usually takes up to 21 days in the primary, but it seems to have stopped after about 10 days. I (of course) didn't take a hydrometer reading before pitching my yeast, so I kinda don't have any good way of telling if its done, other than the bubbles in the airlock. My question is, is there anything wrong with leaving it in the primary for another week, or will it cause problems?
Thanks for helping this noob.
For starters, my first 2 batches were a Boysenberry Blond ale, and a Cervesa like blond. Both were ok, far from something I would buy in a store, but not so bad I had to dump them down the drain. Both had a bit of a green taste but I think I just had too much air in the siphon when I moved them from the primary to the secondary.
However, for both I used 3/4 cup of corn sugar to bottle, and both came out with a soda pop like carbonation. By that I mean, large bubbles with a head that dissipates rather quickly. They didn't really taste flat but, I would like a better head, any ideas what I did wrong there?
My current batch is a Belgian Wit, and I used White Labs 400 belgin wit yeast. I was told that it usually takes up to 21 days in the primary, but it seems to have stopped after about 10 days. I (of course) didn't take a hydrometer reading before pitching my yeast, so I kinda don't have any good way of telling if its done, other than the bubbles in the airlock. My question is, is there anything wrong with leaving it in the primary for another week, or will it cause problems?
Thanks for helping this noob.