Jonathan_Marino
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Hello All.
I am another worried "first timer". Here is my story.
First off, let me say, I have gone through this entire forum and countless other blogs, articles etc. And I cannot say for certain whether or not I am over reacting because I haven't come across an "exact" situation as mine.
I am 4 weeks into a high ABV IPA. 3 weeks primary, racked to secondary along with 4 oz of various hops for dry hopping. 1 week in secondary, and now ready to bottle.
Racking from primary to secondary I tried a taste. Awful. Bitter, flat and gross. And not the "off flavor" that I read about on here. It tastes really gross. In the bucket, all looks fine. A good amount of sludge at the bottom, but not cultures or overwhelming evidence of infection.
Now about to bottle, taste has not improved. But with the dry hopping it smells great, but the taste is still the same. Bitter, a lot of heat, flat and no IPA character whatsoever. It just tastes real gross. Beer is slightly cloudy, but has a nice IPA color.
Couple Notes:
FG has stalled at 1.020(for past 2 weeks) - should be at 1.017
I never checked on batch first 3 weeks. Was tucked away in (65F) basement. So I have no idea of fermentation activity.
I will, of course, bottle and wait anyway. But I wanted to get any thoughts from other brewers, similar experiences?
And I will also be sure to keep this thread updated with what my batch becomes in the coming months.
Thank you, in advance, for your time and any help you can provide.
I am another worried "first timer". Here is my story.
First off, let me say, I have gone through this entire forum and countless other blogs, articles etc. And I cannot say for certain whether or not I am over reacting because I haven't come across an "exact" situation as mine.
I am 4 weeks into a high ABV IPA. 3 weeks primary, racked to secondary along with 4 oz of various hops for dry hopping. 1 week in secondary, and now ready to bottle.
Racking from primary to secondary I tried a taste. Awful. Bitter, flat and gross. And not the "off flavor" that I read about on here. It tastes really gross. In the bucket, all looks fine. A good amount of sludge at the bottom, but not cultures or overwhelming evidence of infection.
Now about to bottle, taste has not improved. But with the dry hopping it smells great, but the taste is still the same. Bitter, a lot of heat, flat and no IPA character whatsoever. It just tastes real gross. Beer is slightly cloudy, but has a nice IPA color.
Couple Notes:
FG has stalled at 1.020(for past 2 weeks) - should be at 1.017
I never checked on batch first 3 weeks. Was tucked away in (65F) basement. So I have no idea of fermentation activity.
I will, of course, bottle and wait anyway. But I wanted to get any thoughts from other brewers, similar experiences?
And I will also be sure to keep this thread updated with what my batch becomes in the coming months.
Thank you, in advance, for your time and any help you can provide.