Ok gang. Any advice is appreciated.
First batch tasted terrible. I got some great input inside this forum and from others in the outside world. I made a few changes and my second batch has improved to drinkable, but nothing I'm willing to call good.
NB Bavarian Hefe extract kit. (1g)
Two main issues with this batch...still a hint of soapy off flavor and it seems thin (watered down).
The first batch was like drinking soap. Awful. This time I have a slight nose of the same, but it's not there in the taste. This time I made sure to pull it off the primary as soon as fermentation completed and not let it sit. However, I think the taste is from actual soap and not anything with my process. The wort tasted fine. No off flavors at all. Post boil was fine. Pre bottle was fine. Popped a bottle...hint of soap. I oxyclean soak my bottles to remove labels and rinse. Before bottling I rinse again and then give a soak in SS. Drain and bottle (using fizz drops that come with the kit...which I don't like). Perhaps I'm not getting all the oxy out of there? I was much more thorough in rinsing this time than last and the taste improved.
The thin flavor. Admittedly this bottle was opened a bit early. I'm at 7 days now. Just a slight sssst opening. Flat within minutes. No biggie...I didn't expect it to be ready just yet. It tastes like you poured yourself 9oz of hefe and then 3oz of water. No idea how that happened.
Like I said, not bad but not good either. The flat will be fine (I assume) in the next few days as carb improves. The soap bugs me though.
My next batch is set to be a full 5g. I want to get it right (or as right as possible). Plus I just want to use my Big Mouth carboy
Thanks all!
First batch tasted terrible. I got some great input inside this forum and from others in the outside world. I made a few changes and my second batch has improved to drinkable, but nothing I'm willing to call good.
NB Bavarian Hefe extract kit. (1g)
Two main issues with this batch...still a hint of soapy off flavor and it seems thin (watered down).
The first batch was like drinking soap. Awful. This time I have a slight nose of the same, but it's not there in the taste. This time I made sure to pull it off the primary as soon as fermentation completed and not let it sit. However, I think the taste is from actual soap and not anything with my process. The wort tasted fine. No off flavors at all. Post boil was fine. Pre bottle was fine. Popped a bottle...hint of soap. I oxyclean soak my bottles to remove labels and rinse. Before bottling I rinse again and then give a soak in SS. Drain and bottle (using fizz drops that come with the kit...which I don't like). Perhaps I'm not getting all the oxy out of there? I was much more thorough in rinsing this time than last and the taste improved.
The thin flavor. Admittedly this bottle was opened a bit early. I'm at 7 days now. Just a slight sssst opening. Flat within minutes. No biggie...I didn't expect it to be ready just yet. It tastes like you poured yourself 9oz of hefe and then 3oz of water. No idea how that happened.
Like I said, not bad but not good either. The flat will be fine (I assume) in the next few days as carb improves. The soap bugs me though.
My next batch is set to be a full 5g. I want to get it right (or as right as possible). Plus I just want to use my Big Mouth carboy
Thanks all!