g-love
Well-Known Member
So.... My first brew was a Nut Brown Ale from NB. I have to say I really enjoyed the taste at bottling and then it was even better a week later with some carbonation. I was super excited...
Now, 3 weeks later, my beer has a bitey taste, and a harsh aftertaste... It isn't getting better, it's getting worse. I think part of it is that it's slightly overcarbed for my liking. I used 4 oz. of priming sugar, but I think I should have gone with 2.5 - 3 oz. However, there is something else going on with this one.
I just found this thread:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f37/attention-all-extract-brewers-harsh-bitterness-aftertaste-128731/
So..... I think I am going to send a water sample in to Ward Labs and see what it turns up. I know that my water is hard and high in minerals, but I don't know exact numbers. I will be really interested to see what the results are. I hope the other 2 beers I have kegged don't have this same taste....
Anyway, I am probably only going to do 1 or 2 more extract batches before going AG, so I guess it'll be nice to know what the breakout of my water is for that too. I will use distilled for my next batch or two, which will hopefully help the cause.
Now, 3 weeks later, my beer has a bitey taste, and a harsh aftertaste... It isn't getting better, it's getting worse. I think part of it is that it's slightly overcarbed for my liking. I used 4 oz. of priming sugar, but I think I should have gone with 2.5 - 3 oz. However, there is something else going on with this one.
I just found this thread:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f37/attention-all-extract-brewers-harsh-bitterness-aftertaste-128731/
So..... I think I am going to send a water sample in to Ward Labs and see what it turns up. I know that my water is hard and high in minerals, but I don't know exact numbers. I will be really interested to see what the results are. I hope the other 2 beers I have kegged don't have this same taste....
Anyway, I am probably only going to do 1 or 2 more extract batches before going AG, so I guess it'll be nice to know what the breakout of my water is for that too. I will use distilled for my next batch or two, which will hopefully help the cause.