GatorBeer
Well-Known Member
I've had about 6 extract batches with this weird off flavor that I've deduced is from fermentation. The taste/smell is not there after the boil, but is there after 2 weeks. (And no, it doesn't go away with time, it's still there 6 months after bottling) I'm hoping to brew the Two Hearted Ale clone this weekend and I wanted to make sure my steps after boil and before fermentation are correct.
During the boil, I rehydrate my yeast (it's mainly been US-05 and US-04) in a sanitized measuring cup with 1 cup boiled and cooled water (about 80*F). I cover the cup with foil.
After the boil (propane burner, 10 gallon pot, full boil), I add it to my better bottle, top it off if I need to with bottled water, then shake the hell out of it. I roll it, shake it, stick a sanitized spatula into it and try to aerate it as much as possible.
Then I dump in the rehydrated yeast, put the airlock or blowoff tube and put it in my temperature controlled fridge at 64* ambient. I have used 64* in the past but for this batch i'm going to set the ambient fridge temp at 58* just to make sure that's not the problem.
Am I doing something wrong? I'm tired of sub-par beer.
During the boil, I rehydrate my yeast (it's mainly been US-05 and US-04) in a sanitized measuring cup with 1 cup boiled and cooled water (about 80*F). I cover the cup with foil.
After the boil (propane burner, 10 gallon pot, full boil), I add it to my better bottle, top it off if I need to with bottled water, then shake the hell out of it. I roll it, shake it, stick a sanitized spatula into it and try to aerate it as much as possible.
Then I dump in the rehydrated yeast, put the airlock or blowoff tube and put it in my temperature controlled fridge at 64* ambient. I have used 64* in the past but for this batch i'm going to set the ambient fridge temp at 58* just to make sure that's not the problem.
Am I doing something wrong? I'm tired of sub-par beer.