taurean
Active Member
I brewed a very hoppy PA. I kept the fermentation temp low, airlock activity quit after a few days. I took a gravity reading 2 days after airlock activity and it was still dropping. I took a reading 2 days after that and it dropped another 5 points.
The second (last) time, the smell was really powerful, like a quick burn to the sinuses. I've never had that with any other batches, although mostly I have brewed beers more on the malty side. It did reside quite a bit after the primary was open for a few minutes.
I sampled a little and it was of course very green tasting. It was very sharp and bitter.
As I have no idea what the signs of an 'infected beer' would be, I am not sure if this strong smell is normal with high gravity hoppy beer or not.
Any sage like advice for my edification?
The second (last) time, the smell was really powerful, like a quick burn to the sinuses. I've never had that with any other batches, although mostly I have brewed beers more on the malty side. It did reside quite a bit after the primary was open for a few minutes.
I sampled a little and it was of course very green tasting. It was very sharp and bitter.
As I have no idea what the signs of an 'infected beer' would be, I am not sure if this strong smell is normal with high gravity hoppy beer or not.
Any sage like advice for my edification?