So I tried to make a cream ale a few weeks ago and I just tasted a hydro sample. It's the first one to date I could barely stomach. All I can taste is the corn.
Can someone please take a look at my recipe and let me know if/where I went wrong and if this corn taste will subside. If it helps, I hit way high on efficiency and ended up with a higher gravity than intended, thus the high ABV. I know it's green at all, but I've never tasted a green beer this bad.
Thanks!!!
Type: All grain
Size: 3 gallons
Color: 2 HCU (~2 SRM)
Bitterness: 16 IBU
OG: 1.048 FG: 1.008
Alcohol: 5.2% v/v (4.1% w/w)
Grain:
3 lb. American 2-row
1 lb. Flaked corn
.25 lb. Flaked rice
Mash: 90% efficiency
Boil: 90 minutes
Hops:
.3 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 45 min.)
.3 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.)
Can someone please take a look at my recipe and let me know if/where I went wrong and if this corn taste will subside. If it helps, I hit way high on efficiency and ended up with a higher gravity than intended, thus the high ABV. I know it's green at all, but I've never tasted a green beer this bad.
Thanks!!!
Type: All grain
Size: 3 gallons
Color: 2 HCU (~2 SRM)
Bitterness: 16 IBU
OG: 1.048 FG: 1.008
Alcohol: 5.2% v/v (4.1% w/w)
Grain:
3 lb. American 2-row
1 lb. Flaked corn
.25 lb. Flaked rice
Mash: 90% efficiency
Boil: 90 minutes
Hops:
.3 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 45 min.)
.3 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.)