Getting used to a fresh keg

[BBL_Brewer]

Recently I tapped a fresh keg and my immediate impression of it was not good. By the next day I was fairly happy with it and by the second day, my taste buds had adjusted and it was spot on. Granted, I switched from a stout to an IPA. After drinking stout for about three weeks, it took a couple days to adjust. Anyone else experience this?

 

[badhabit]

Are you pouring off the first pint or two to get rid of the collected yeast on the bottom of the new keg?

 

[BBL_Brewer]

Are you pouring off the first pint or two to get rid of the collected yeast on the bottom of the new keg?

Yeah, I always waste a few onces. Rinses out the residual sinitizer from the beer line and gets rid of the initial shot of sediment near the dip tube.

 

[android]

how long was the keg in cooler before you started drinking it?

 

[BBL_Brewer]

how long was the keg in cooler before you started drinking it?

~3 weeks

 

[gunmetal]

My last Stone IPA clone did the exact same thing. I think I tasted more of the flavoring hops and it did not seem bitter enough. The second and third day, it tasted more bitter up front.

 

[Lennie]

I have this happen all the time. Not sure if its the beer clearing aka lagering, or if I'm just learning to appreciate the particular batch. But it is a rare occurence when I tap a keg and love the first pint, even after running off a little to get rid of the yeast under the dip tube. They don't usually sit three weeks before I tap one though.

 

[Hammy71]

Happens to all my kegs too. I really think it's the accumulated yeast on the bottom of the keg from the chilling. Even if you dump the first pint, it takes a couple of days....and a couple of pints to get all of the yeast that is made to swirl around everytime you pull a glass. After you've dug a 'ditch', pure gold.