I think I have finally ruined a batch. Fortunately, it was only a 2.8 gal batch. It is a watermelon wheat beer in which I used 5lbs of watermelon, frozen and then thawed, in the fermenter. When I first tried a bottle after about 1.5 weeks the watermelon flavor was there and meshed nicely with the wheat. However there was this medicinal uncoated aspirin taste, slightly, but noticeably there on the finish. I was hoping it was just yeast bite but each successive bottle I have tried has only gotten worse.
Some questions.
Do you think this is from the watermelon? I never had a contamination before (and I have done a Mango IPA the same way as this watermelon beer) and the watermelon seems to be the most likely culprit.
Has anyone here ever had this same taste in their beer? and if so, what did you deem the culprit to be?
Is there anything I can do to save it? Heat it, freeze it, let it sit for 6 months? Barring all that is there something I can add to the beer to counteract the taste? I have tried OJ and grenadine, both to no avail.
Thanks!
Some questions.
Do you think this is from the watermelon? I never had a contamination before (and I have done a Mango IPA the same way as this watermelon beer) and the watermelon seems to be the most likely culprit.
Has anyone here ever had this same taste in their beer? and if so, what did you deem the culprit to be?
Is there anything I can do to save it? Heat it, freeze it, let it sit for 6 months? Barring all that is there something I can add to the beer to counteract the taste? I have tried OJ and grenadine, both to no avail.
Thanks!