100% Malted Corn Lager, Double Decoction Mash

[Jaffy]

Interesting. In a couple of days, I am going to rebrew my recipe but slightly tweaked. How was your starch conversion test?

 

[AlexKay]

Interesting. In a couple of days, I am going to rebrew my recipe but slightly tweaked. How was your starch conversion test?

I had no iodine handy, so no clue! It tasted sweet, about as sweet as a wort with that gravity would usually taste, but clearly this is not a precise analytical measurement.

For your first batch, how did the finished beer taste?!?

 

[Jaffy]

I had no iodine handy, so no clue! It tasted sweet, about as sweet as a wort with that gravity would usually taste, but clearly this is not a precise analytical measurement.

For your first batch, how did the finished beer taste?!?

It tasted like beer

 

[aeviaanah]

You have gift with writing

 

[day_trippr]

 

[pvtpublic]

You have gift with writing

Such words

 

[AlexKay]

I present to you the “fermented” beer:

It made it all the way down from 1.053 to … 1.037. It’s also beyond cloudy, and I’ve never seen such gnarly looking trub.

It does not taste good right out of the fermenter, either. And not even bad in an interesting way, just unpleasantly bitter and flavorless beer. I’m going to taste it again in an hour or two when my day (and hopefully my palate) is a little more in the swing of things.

Right now it seems so unpromising that I’m inclined to dump it and save myself the effort of cleaning a keg. Anyone want to speak on behalf of the condemned?

 

[Beermeister32]

OK, curiosity satisfied. Dump it!

 

[AlexKay]

I kegged it. It was more inoffensive on the second taste, and I hate to throw out green beer without at least giving it a chance.

 

[beren]

Needs some saison yeast