My first batch...

[Fracturedman]

So, I have been enjoying my first batch now for about a week. It tastes good besides the "gummy" after taste. Not sure why it has that but it does. However, I bottled two of my beers in clear bottles so that I could watch the results. After tasting a regular bottle I decided to put the two clear bottles in direct light for about a day or so. The results where a crisp, clean tasting beer with no funky after taste. It didnt taste skunky, I have to know is there a reason for this? I am assuming the yeast wasnt done doing its thing and When I exposed it to light it killed the yeast.

 

[hercher]

Just putting your bottles in the light won't kill the yeast, and two days in sunlight isn't enough to turn the beer skunky. You have to abuse it more than that.

 

[MattHollingsworth]

So, I have been enjoying my first batch now for about a week. It tastes good besides the "gummy" after taste. Not sure why it has that but it does. However, I bottled two of my beers in clear bottles so that I could watch the results. After tasting a regular bottle I decided to put the two clear bottles in direct light for about a day or so. The results where a crisp, clean tasting beer with no funky after taste. It didnt taste skunky, I have to know is there a reason for this? I am assuming the yeast wasnt done doing its thing and When I exposed it to light it killed the yeast.

By gummy, do you mean "bubblegum" flavor?

Can't recall if it's from esters or phenols, but it's one or the other. Did you ferment warm? Dunno your yeast. But this could be the culprit. It's desirable in some beers but not others. Nice in some Belgians and other beers of that sort.

 

[Revvy]

....and two days in sunlight isn't enough to turn the beer skunky. You have to abuse it more than that.

Actually 15 minutes in direct sunlight is enough to make beer skunky.

Basic brewing did a noce video experiment on that here;

http://cdn2.libsyn.com/basicbrewing...25&nva=20091008101625&t=0ac8dc022c0c12a675996

And they went into more detail in basic brewing radio..

http://cdn3.libsyn.com/basicbrewing...17&nva=20091008101817&t=00e116f0e5fa3d90a56da

 

[Fracturedman]

By gummy, do you mean "bubblegum" flavor?

Can't recall if it's from esters or phenols, but it's one or the other. Did you ferment warm? Dunno your yeast. But this could be the culprit. It's desirable in some beers but not others. Nice in some Belgians and other beers of that sort.

Yes, actually just like bubblegum. The instructions I got from my LHBS said to ferment in warmer temps.

 

[Crave]

Did you use the starter kit from Jim's Home Brew?

 

[Fracturedman]

Did you use the starter kit from Jim's Home Brew?

yes! Never again.

 

[Crave]

I'm brewing that one right now. My batch got stuck at 1.020 gravity. I repitched yeast on it yesterday to get it started again. When I tasted it on Monday, I think I was getting some of that bubblegum flavor. I'm not sure if too much sugar could be causing the flavor. The Nottingham yeast that came with kit may have been old or bad.

 

[MattHollingsworth]

Yes, actually just like bubblegum. The instructions I got from my LHBS said to ferment in warmer temps.

What kind of beer? If it's something you don't want, you need to either ferment cooler or change yeasts or both....

 

[Fracturedman]

I'm brewing that one right now. My batch got stuck at 1.020 gravity. I repitched yeast on it yesterday to get it started again. When I tasted it on Monday, I think I was getting some of that bubblegum flavor. I'm not sure if too much sugar could be causing the flavor. The Nottingham yeast that came with kit may have been old or bad.

Just curious...What style of beer came in your kit?

 

[Crave]

The kit never said what the style was supposed to be. Here were the ingredients:

3.3 lbs. Munton's Light Malt Syrup
2 lbs. Extra-Light Briess Dry Malt
.5 lbs. Dry Malt/Malto-Dextrine Blend
.5 lbs. Crystal Malt
.5 oz. Cascade Hops
Nottingham Ale Yeast

A pale ale or amber perhaps?

 

[MattHollingsworth]

Don't know Nottingham yeast, but bubblegum would seem very out of place with that beer to me. Just a half oz of cascade? When? Weird recipe.

 

[elmetal]

very weird recipe indeed

 

[Fracturedman]

Don't know Nottingham yeast, but bubblegum would seem very out of place with that beer to me. Just a half oz of cascade? When? Weird recipe.

Thats what I thought.

 

[Crave]

Don't know Nottingham yeast, but bubblegum would seem very out of place with that beer to me. Just a half oz of cascade? When? Weird recipe.

If I remember correctly, the recipe called for 1/4 oz. for 20 minutes near the end of the boil then the other 1/4 oz. at the end.

 

[Yooper]

Is the extract supposed to be prehopped? That's not nearly enough hops to provide a balanced beer.

 

[Yooper]

Yes, actually just like bubblegum. The instructions I got from my LHBS said to ferment in warmer temps.

Well, they were wrong. With that yeast, you don't want to go over about 70 degrees (beer temperature, not ambient temperature). As you've found out, the yeast doesn't taste very good at higher temperatures.

 

[Crave]

Is the extract supposed to be prehopped? That's not nearly enough hops to provide a balanced beer.

I believe the LME was hopped.