I am new to the AG forefront, previously I have always been a PM guy until my last 3 batches. On my first bacth, except for all of my equipment failing the beer fcame out great.
On my second beer I believe I oversparged and had a very low OG, but I turned my red into a scottish 60 (bonus!).
My third beer however I think something went wrong, I was making the ESB 1st place winner from the AHA competition posted in Zymurgy so I know the grain bill was okay, I had a high preboil OG so I boiled it down to where it was supposed to be but I just racked it to the secondary after a week and the beer is cloudy. Way more than I believe it should be for an ESB, also the beer has a "twang" on it, like the time I used sorgum extract to brew. I did use 1/2 "washed" yeast that came from the scottish and 1/2 fresh rehydrated yeast. I was good about sanitation so I'm not sure what could cause this. The beer doesn't taste bad, just not "right".
Any ideas?
On my second beer I believe I oversparged and had a very low OG, but I turned my red into a scottish 60 (bonus!).
My third beer however I think something went wrong, I was making the ESB 1st place winner from the AHA competition posted in Zymurgy so I know the grain bill was okay, I had a high preboil OG so I boiled it down to where it was supposed to be but I just racked it to the secondary after a week and the beer is cloudy. Way more than I believe it should be for an ESB, also the beer has a "twang" on it, like the time I used sorgum extract to brew. I did use 1/2 "washed" yeast that came from the scottish and 1/2 fresh rehydrated yeast. I was good about sanitation so I'm not sure what could cause this. The beer doesn't taste bad, just not "right".
Any ideas?