new_to_Breweing
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After making this 1st batch that I have ever done and leaving it in 1st carboy 2 weeks, second carboy- 10 days and then 3 weeks bottle conditiong I thought I would have a great beer. WRONG, somehow it went terribly wrong. This kit had the Ale octoberfest yeast and was fermented temp was anywhere from 66-75% in the carboys. This brew has lots of carbonation, smells very friuty and tastes like a barley wine, high alcohol content. Odd flavor that is not pleasant. Its about a 24 on the srm chartaswell, much darker than typical octoberfest. Any ideas what could cause this?