impur
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My very first batch was a partial mash. It was a Rogue Dead Guy ale kit i purchased at the Rogue brewery. I didn't have any mesh bags to steep the grains as called for in the directions that came with it, so i made one out of cheesecloth. Well i think the bag i made was too small, which held the grains too tightly. I don't think this allowed the grains in the middle to steep much at all. Everything else went perfect, its the right color, and in the range of SG that it calls for. But its just so darn sweet to me, like a saison or wit beer and I hate those kinds of beers.
I brewed this on 5/9, it sat in the fermenter until 6/5, and has been in bottles since. I've tried 3 of them, the first was horrible I couldn't drink it. The second was slightly better and I could actually drink it although it wasn't great. The third tasted like the first. Now I did not leave these in the fridge for a week like i've read people suggesting. They were typically in the fridge for 3 or 4 days before i popped the tops.
So a few questions:
1. Would leaving in the fridge longer help at all? I guess i'm wondering if suspended yeast has anything to do with sweet flavor i'm experiencing.
2. Can i pour the bottles back into the fermenter with some boiled DME or something to help lessen the sweetness?
3. Should i just stop tasting them and stick them in the closet for 6 months or something?
On the plus side, my second batch was AG and I hit all my marks, coming out at 71% efficiency. So I'm very excited for that one. The process just seemed much more thorough and I felt I had more control over what was going on. That could also be a result of going through 1 brew session already too
I brewed this on 5/9, it sat in the fermenter until 6/5, and has been in bottles since. I've tried 3 of them, the first was horrible I couldn't drink it. The second was slightly better and I could actually drink it although it wasn't great. The third tasted like the first. Now I did not leave these in the fridge for a week like i've read people suggesting. They were typically in the fridge for 3 or 4 days before i popped the tops.
So a few questions:
1. Would leaving in the fridge longer help at all? I guess i'm wondering if suspended yeast has anything to do with sweet flavor i'm experiencing.
2. Can i pour the bottles back into the fermenter with some boiled DME or something to help lessen the sweetness?
3. Should i just stop tasting them and stick them in the closet for 6 months or something?
On the plus side, my second batch was AG and I hit all my marks, coming out at 71% efficiency. So I'm very excited for that one. The process just seemed much more thorough and I felt I had more control over what was going on. That could also be a result of going through 1 brew session already too