Different taste

[jman1123]

Hey guys so quick question. My first home brew, an American pale ale, just finished fermenting, and it's been in fermenter 11 days now. I decided to get a hydrometer reading to check where it's at... Look at a 4.7% abv. So I decided not to just throw away the beer and tried what I had in the tube. It definitely smelt like beer but had a watered down flavor to it. I was curious if that's normal for this stage?

 

[Bostrows128]

Hey guys so quick question. My first home brew, an American pale ale, just finished fermenting, and it's been in fermenter 11 days now. I decided to get a hydrometer reading to check where it's at... Look at a 4.7% abv. So I decided not to just throw away the beer and tried what I had in the tube. It definitely smelt like beer but had a watered down flavor to it. I was curious if that's normal for this stage?

yes, it is very normal at this stage and you cant really tell anything from it, it's not carbonated, it will change.

 

[Toga]

The mouthfeel will change as will the taste after it is carbonated. Now that you have opened the fermenter you should keg or bottle right away

 

[mj1angier]

Yeah, my biggest problem is giving beer time to become great, lol

I have a Irish red ale that I made in April of 21017. I kegged 5 gal and put 5 bottles back. Tried one today. Fu@% me flying!! so much better.