organicrust
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So yesterday, I brewed a saison with 9lbs of Belgian Pils. Right now it is fermenting rather violently (WLP566) and smells great, but I am worried that I may have oversparged and extracted some tannins.
After I collected the runnings in my kettle, I gave it all a good stir and collected a sample for a gravity reading. After it cooled and I got my reading, I tasted it.
The flavor was unmistakably similar to black tea. It wasn't as bad as sucking on a tea bag, but more on the level of iced tea. I asked my friend to taste it as well and without any prompting from me, he also identified the taste as black tea.
Is my beer going to taste awful or is it too early to tell? If it does end up tannic, are there any remedies?
Thanks for your consideration.
After I collected the runnings in my kettle, I gave it all a good stir and collected a sample for a gravity reading. After it cooled and I got my reading, I tasted it.
The flavor was unmistakably similar to black tea. It wasn't as bad as sucking on a tea bag, but more on the level of iced tea. I asked my friend to taste it as well and without any prompting from me, he also identified the taste as black tea.
Is my beer going to taste awful or is it too early to tell? If it does end up tannic, are there any remedies?
Thanks for your consideration.