I brewed a beer back in February that turned out to be pretty bad. One main concern was that I forgot to sanitize the primary so eventually I could smell a very off putting smell that I can only attribute to contamination. Another thing that makes me worried is concerning hop boiling.
That beer was a rye stout so it shouldn't have tasted the way it did, way too bitter. The only thing I can think of is that the kettle I was using wasn't entirely on the burner, a flattop stove, so that the hop didn't entirely dissolve, leaving behind that taste.
I just brewed a scotch ale and am hoping that I didn't repeat the same mistake again. It smells a bit hoppy but that is before it's even in the primary. When I put the kettle directly on the burner, the boil is not as violent as if it was when off centered. But as a result, the boil is unevenly distributed and boils only on one side. So I'm wondering if I am not boiling at a powerful level and it is the cause of a bitter flavor. I just don't want to wait a few months and make the same mistake that I made with the rye stout.
Any help would be much appreciated!
That beer was a rye stout so it shouldn't have tasted the way it did, way too bitter. The only thing I can think of is that the kettle I was using wasn't entirely on the burner, a flattop stove, so that the hop didn't entirely dissolve, leaving behind that taste.
I just brewed a scotch ale and am hoping that I didn't repeat the same mistake again. It smells a bit hoppy but that is before it's even in the primary. When I put the kettle directly on the burner, the boil is not as violent as if it was when off centered. But as a result, the boil is unevenly distributed and boils only on one side. So I'm wondering if I am not boiling at a powerful level and it is the cause of a bitter flavor. I just don't want to wait a few months and make the same mistake that I made with the rye stout.
Any help would be much appreciated!