Pelican521
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So I just tried a bottle of my chocolate oatmeal stout again tonight and sadly, had to dump my glass down the drain again
It has a sharp (astringent?) bite that seems to be coming from the carbonation. I don't think it's infected, it's not a sour taste. In fact, it's really not a "taste"... It's kind of hard to explain, except it has a sharp bite to it.
It was a partial mash Oatmeal Stout that I bottled on May 5th.
Brewing went prettly smoothly, mashed at 152 for an hour, sparge out temp was 170, ferm temps was about 64 degrees. Two weeks in primary and two weeks in secondary.
I must admit, I really don't know anything about water chemistry and thought using Poland Spring bottled water would be the better than my tap water. Come to find out, PS water is soft and not very good for a stout.
Could this be my problem of why I'm getting this taste? Will more time make it drinkable?
Any help is very appreciated.
It has a sharp (astringent?) bite that seems to be coming from the carbonation. I don't think it's infected, it's not a sour taste. In fact, it's really not a "taste"... It's kind of hard to explain, except it has a sharp bite to it.
It was a partial mash Oatmeal Stout that I bottled on May 5th.
Brewing went prettly smoothly, mashed at 152 for an hour, sparge out temp was 170, ferm temps was about 64 degrees. Two weeks in primary and two weeks in secondary.
I must admit, I really don't know anything about water chemistry and thought using Poland Spring bottled water would be the better than my tap water. Come to find out, PS water is soft and not very good for a stout.
Could this be my problem of why I'm getting this taste? Will more time make it drinkable?
Any help is very appreciated.