jjmadden08
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So i brewed up my 2nd batch last night, a bavarian hefe. Everything went pretty good but i may have made a few mistakes and wondering what this could do to the taste of the final product.
1. pitched the starter at a touch over 80 F figuring it would drop to room temp (around 70) by the time it started to ferment, but woke up this morning and it is bubbling away like crazy with the ale pail reading 78F. I wrapped in a wet towel and put the fan on it to cool it, but how bad will it effect the taste while it was feremnting at this higher temp?
2. the recipe called for 1oz of Hallertau hops, in a rush, i grabbed the 2 oz bag out of the freezer and didnt realize it until the last hop was falling into the wort. is this going to make my beer way too bitter?
3. I plan on adding 2oz of apricot extract at bottling, do you think this will cover up any bad flavors as a result of 1&2 above and could help make this a decent tasting brew??
As always, thanks for any responses
1. pitched the starter at a touch over 80 F figuring it would drop to room temp (around 70) by the time it started to ferment, but woke up this morning and it is bubbling away like crazy with the ale pail reading 78F. I wrapped in a wet towel and put the fan on it to cool it, but how bad will it effect the taste while it was feremnting at this higher temp?
2. the recipe called for 1oz of Hallertau hops, in a rush, i grabbed the 2 oz bag out of the freezer and didnt realize it until the last hop was falling into the wort. is this going to make my beer way too bitter?
3. I plan on adding 2oz of apricot extract at bottling, do you think this will cover up any bad flavors as a result of 1&2 above and could help make this a decent tasting brew??
As always, thanks for any responses