Hey guys,
I just brewed a batch that I'm pretty sure ended up with fuesel alcohol off flavours, but I have a question about whether that can include or increase bitterness.
I brewed a new recipe - NEIPA - turned out it was 10kg malt (5gal batch) instead of my usual 6kg, and I massively underpitched using only one vial of white labs Vermont ale yeast. I also didn't control fermentation temp and it probably sat at around 23-24c (75f). I also struggled to aerate it much pre pitching. So pretty much a lot of mistakes in one.
I spotted a hot flavour after it had fermented for about 10 days, and figured it's a drain pour. I just tried it one more before ditching and it left quite a long bitter taste - I used a small charge of bittering hops and everything else was hop burst after it had started to cool. Is this likely to just be a green beer flavour or could it be from the fuesel off flavours/stressed yeast?
Thanks!
Chris
I just brewed a batch that I'm pretty sure ended up with fuesel alcohol off flavours, but I have a question about whether that can include or increase bitterness.
I brewed a new recipe - NEIPA - turned out it was 10kg malt (5gal batch) instead of my usual 6kg, and I massively underpitched using only one vial of white labs Vermont ale yeast. I also didn't control fermentation temp and it probably sat at around 23-24c (75f). I also struggled to aerate it much pre pitching. So pretty much a lot of mistakes in one.
I spotted a hot flavour after it had fermented for about 10 days, and figured it's a drain pour. I just tried it one more before ditching and it left quite a long bitter taste - I used a small charge of bittering hops and everything else was hop burst after it had started to cool. Is this likely to just be a green beer flavour or could it be from the fuesel off flavours/stressed yeast?
Thanks!
Chris