don't be like me

[tranceamerica]

...ok, a few weeks ago, I brewed a sweet stout. I was having a blast, and decided to draw off a bit more runnings from the grain. I drew off about 3/4 gallon, and put it in a separate pot, and boiled it for awhile, threw it into a 1 gal growler to ferment.

but I didn't add any hops, and I used bread yeast, just to see the result.

well, it was horrid. I can't describe the taste, but the word BAD comes to mind. It wasn't spoiled, but rather, just tasted off. I can only attribute this to the fact that there prob wasn't very much fermentable sugar, and also the yeast + lack of hops.

Anyway, if you get a similar bright idea, don't waste your time.

I'll be cracking my first of the real stout batch this weekend, and if my taste at bottling time is anywhere near correct, it'll be great.

 

[malkore]

yeah, a lack of fermentables and non fermentables for mouthfeel, and thus a lack of alcohol...plus no hops to balance the sweetness.

and bread yeast...been there, tried that...its just not good for brewing.

but you learned something!