I bottled today and not sure of the taste of my beer. It is beer because I am buzzed by the pint I drank but the taste seemed off. This was my first brew and my have done something wrong. I used the following recipe:
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/170777/raging-red-irish-red-ale
The taste was almost medicinal. Maybe a little sour. I went ahead and bottled anyway. I used everything as the recipe suggested. Except changed out CaraAroma for Crisp 77. The brew store did not have it available. I think I did everything right. The only think I can think of is the beer became infected when the kiddos began playing outside with dirt and it may have found a way into my beer. The beer fermented for 7 days as it had hit it's FG and then some. I did check the FG 3 days in a row. Will the taste change after bottling for several weeks? Should I just dump and try again? I am going to do an IPA for my next batch. Oh well, what can you do but try again. Damn it!
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/170777/raging-red-irish-red-ale
The taste was almost medicinal. Maybe a little sour. I went ahead and bottled anyway. I used everything as the recipe suggested. Except changed out CaraAroma for Crisp 77. The brew store did not have it available. I think I did everything right. The only think I can think of is the beer became infected when the kiddos began playing outside with dirt and it may have found a way into my beer. The beer fermented for 7 days as it had hit it's FG and then some. I did check the FG 3 days in a row. Will the taste change after bottling for several weeks? Should I just dump and try again? I am going to do an IPA for my next batch. Oh well, what can you do but try again. Damn it!