ClutchDude
Well-Known Member
I'm posting here on behalf of my roomate, let's call him "Fred." He's just put his beer in for his second kegging. The first did not fair well for other reasons.
Fred made his first AG, a Red Dog Ale, with gravities being hit(according to fred). It fermented outside of any container save carboy and towel. It also experienced a cold snap but *should* have never dipped below the Ale fermenting temp.
After 2 weeks in primary and a week in secondary, he has let it cold-condition in the kegerator for another week and a half.
It has a pretty fruity taste when poured cold and does not taste right at all. After warming to room temperature, the flavor mellows and becomes somewhat drinkable.
Sanitation was done at all stages, and all beer was transferred with CO2 (being pre-run with solution of bi-brite.) It's sitting in a corny keg that was cleaned, though had some keg-lube. The faucets and lines have been cleaned as well.
So what's causing this flavor? In case there is a problem, I'm hoping to solve it before his next batch gets taken out of primary.
Fred made his first AG, a Red Dog Ale, with gravities being hit(according to fred). It fermented outside of any container save carboy and towel. It also experienced a cold snap but *should* have never dipped below the Ale fermenting temp.
After 2 weeks in primary and a week in secondary, he has let it cold-condition in the kegerator for another week and a half.
It has a pretty fruity taste when poured cold and does not taste right at all. After warming to room temperature, the flavor mellows and becomes somewhat drinkable.
Sanitation was done at all stages, and all beer was transferred with CO2 (being pre-run with solution of bi-brite.) It's sitting in a corny keg that was cleaned, though had some keg-lube. The faucets and lines have been cleaned as well.
So what's causing this flavor? In case there is a problem, I'm hoping to solve it before his next batch gets taken out of primary.