Had a Midwest oatmeal stout kit (5 gallon). Thought I would chocolate it up a bit. Added 6 oz of cocoa powder to boil, then added 6 oz cocoa in about a quart of bourbon to fermenter.
Left in primary for 4 weeks at 68 degrees. Looked fine bottled as normal.
Its been in the bottle 3 weeks so I cracked one open to test. Blech! Tastes like 50/50 beer and vinegar. Beer is still very cloudy and not fully carbonated no chocolate flavor.
1. Is it ruined or just way too early?
2. If its shot, what went wrong? Recipe? Infection? Other??
3. Dump it or leave it for a month or so and retest?
Left in primary for 4 weeks at 68 degrees. Looked fine bottled as normal.
Its been in the bottle 3 weeks so I cracked one open to test. Blech! Tastes like 50/50 beer and vinegar. Beer is still very cloudy and not fully carbonated no chocolate flavor.
1. Is it ruined or just way too early?
2. If its shot, what went wrong? Recipe? Infection? Other??
3. Dump it or leave it for a month or so and retest?