TRainH2o
Well-Known Member
I have a Pale Ale, a Kona Fire Rock Clone, in the primary. It's been there since February 19, so about 3 weeks. Everything went well with the brew and OG was around 1.057. I pitched a vial of White Labs America Ale Yeast.
My fermentation was a bit slow to show signs, at least in the air lock. Fermentation temperature stayed between 66-68 degrees since day one. I checked the specific gravity today and it was 1.012 or 1.013. It was hard to tell. The directions said it should be 1.013. When I pulled to top off my bucket it smelled like a Belgian Ale to me. When I tasted it from the testing tube it tasted like it too. It had very little malt body as well. Here was the kit ingredients.
Steeping Grains:
1 1/2 lbs Honey Malt
1/2 lb Pale Ale Malt
1/2 lb Munich Malt
LME:
6 lbs Extra Pale Extract
1 1/2 lbs Munich Extract
Hops:
1/2 oz Galena @ 60min
1/4 oz Galena @ 15min
3/4 oz Cascade @ 15min
1 oz Mt Hood @ 5min
Granted I know this brew is young but should the taste and smell be that much off? It doesn't taste bad.....just not too much like Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale or any Pale Ale for that matter. Thoughts?
My fermentation was a bit slow to show signs, at least in the air lock. Fermentation temperature stayed between 66-68 degrees since day one. I checked the specific gravity today and it was 1.012 or 1.013. It was hard to tell. The directions said it should be 1.013. When I pulled to top off my bucket it smelled like a Belgian Ale to me. When I tasted it from the testing tube it tasted like it too. It had very little malt body as well. Here was the kit ingredients.
Steeping Grains:
1 1/2 lbs Honey Malt
1/2 lb Pale Ale Malt
1/2 lb Munich Malt
LME:
6 lbs Extra Pale Extract
1 1/2 lbs Munich Extract
Hops:
1/2 oz Galena @ 60min
1/4 oz Galena @ 15min
3/4 oz Cascade @ 15min
1 oz Mt Hood @ 5min
Granted I know this brew is young but should the taste and smell be that much off? It doesn't taste bad.....just not too much like Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale or any Pale Ale for that matter. Thoughts?