I know... Its green, but still, I took gravity last nite and there was a shift to a poor taste I wasnt expecting, here's the skinny
Recipe: Dunkel
5gal
30 min steep at 154*
60 min boil
20 min Wort Cool
pitch at 65*
OG = 1.058
Lag approx 12hrs
Primary Ferm approx 96hrs
average ferm temp 69*
average ambient temp 65*
6lbs Bavarian Wheat DME
8oz Caramunich
4oz Pale Chocolate
4oz Carafa Special II
1oz perle (45 min boil)
T-58 Strain
2-7-12 SG = 1.023
Green beer with obvious alcohol flavor, wonderful notes of toffee and caramel with a slight coffee nose sample taken at 69*F
2-10-12 SG = 1.019
Green Beer with very pronounced high esters, desired flavors have fallen off, sample at 69* Chilled down to 45* for a second taste, esters noticeable (green apple-ish) but less pronounced with the after taste of the darker flavors coming through.
Its young, and I know I cant judge the final product on 13 day old wort, but in 3 days a drop of .004 changing the flavor profiles so dramatically was a serious surprise, what gives? im obviously letting it sit atleast another 7-10 before considering bottles.
Recipe: Dunkel
5gal
30 min steep at 154*
60 min boil
20 min Wort Cool
pitch at 65*
OG = 1.058
Lag approx 12hrs
Primary Ferm approx 96hrs
average ferm temp 69*
average ambient temp 65*
6lbs Bavarian Wheat DME
8oz Caramunich
4oz Pale Chocolate
4oz Carafa Special II
1oz perle (45 min boil)
T-58 Strain
2-7-12 SG = 1.023
Green beer with obvious alcohol flavor, wonderful notes of toffee and caramel with a slight coffee nose sample taken at 69*F
2-10-12 SG = 1.019
Green Beer with very pronounced high esters, desired flavors have fallen off, sample at 69* Chilled down to 45* for a second taste, esters noticeable (green apple-ish) but less pronounced with the after taste of the darker flavors coming through.
Its young, and I know I cant judge the final product on 13 day old wort, but in 3 days a drop of .004 changing the flavor profiles so dramatically was a serious surprise, what gives? im obviously letting it sit atleast another 7-10 before considering bottles.