Beer lacks flavor

[powerpunk5000]

Just brewed the beer just beer ipa kit from midwest. Followed all the instructions. But added 2 , 12oz bags of frozen mango and a 12oz bottle of mango puree and blended it all together and added it in after boil. Also added 5oz of maltodextrin 5 mins at end of boil.
It sat in a primary fermenter for 3 weeks. Then was racked to a keg and i think this is where i messed up
The beer was at room temp and i tried to force carb it at 30psi rocking it on its side for 1 min the put it in the fridge.
I realised you were suppose to cold crash before you force carb so after it had been chilled for 24 hours i tried to carb it again the same way still havent tried it after i tried to force carb again.

 

[TwistedGray]

So is your question about the beer or about the carbing process. It's not clear.

 

[BrewInspector]

A bit confusing for sure. Exactly what is the problem? You think quick forced carbing caused a lack of mango tasting beer?

I don't have the ability to cold crash prior to kegging. When it comes to kegging time I fill the keg. Stick it in the kegerator. Crank up the psi to 30. Wait a day or so then drop to serving pressure. In effect I do what you did without the shaking and rolling. I start the process with beer in the mid 60s.

This method has no effect on the taste but like all beer the flavor will change over time. It is usually much harsher from carbonation and has more yeast still in suspension when first tasted.

Fruit does not always impart the flavor you expect. Once the sugars are consumed the flavor profile may be vastly different from its source. Let the beer settle for a week or so. You will find a different beer than you have now.

 

[Manufacturedevolution]

I'd generally add flavor after primary fermentation is done. If you're talking about a lack of mango flavor, the point in your process where you added it may be your issue.

 

[powerpunk5000]

I'd generally add flavor after primary fermentation is done. If you're talking about a lack of mango flavor, the point in your process where you added it may be your issue.

No just overall the beer has no flavor

 

[Kharnynb]

malt, hop, bitterness?

no flavour at all means a big screwup, or a sudden headcold

 

[powerpunk5000]

A bit confusing for sure. Exactly what is the problem? You think quick forced carbing caused a lack of mango tasting beer?

I don't have the ability to cold crash prior to kegging. When it comes to kegging time I fill the keg. Stick it in the kegerator. Crank up the psi to 30. Wait a day or so then drop to serving pressure. In effect I do what you did without the shaking and rolling. I start the process with beer in the mid 60s.

This method has no effect on the taste but like all beer the flavor will change over time. It is usually much harsher from carbonation and has more yeast still in suspension when first tasted.

Fruit does not always impart the flavor you expect. Once the sugars are consumed the flavor profile may be vastly different from its source. Let the beer settle for a week or so. You will find a different beer than you have now.

It's not just the mango taste the beer as a whole just has no flavor. It's just kinda watery and light on any ipa taste at all

 

[BrewInspector]

This is the point where someone asks for you to post the recipe and your process.

You have to remember too that you significantly altered the flavor of the IPA. All that mango, water and likely significantly higher alcohol content changed everything. It may have overwhelmed the original hops and drowned out the malt.

You say you followed the directions but we have no idea what they were and where else you may have deviated.

 

[powerpunk5000]

Ok i figured it out it was just under carbonated

 

[Kharnynb]

there's always that

 

[seatazzz]

It's amazing what carbonation (whether forced or using sugar in bottles) does to the final flavor of your beer. I've got an APA that was pretty meh at the time of kegging, tasted watery and the hops seemed nonexistent; but now it's carbed up it's delicious.