First batch taste bad when really cold?

[EPS]

I bottled my first batch a month ago. And about a week ago i put about 3 of them in the fridge to taste. And when i tasted the cold beer after in the fridge for 24 hours it was very dry and didn't taste very good. After i let the beer sit there and warm up some the taste is so much better. When its warmer i actually like drinking it but when first out of the fridge i don't like it at all. I thought it might have just still been green so i waited anthor week and today the same result pretty decent beer warmer then colder. With beers i buy such as dog fish head etc.. theres not this dramatic taste difference when beer warms up. I mean some beers i buy taste better a little warmer rather then cold. But none change this much as my first batch of home brew does. Does anyone know why this is? Did i do something wrong?

 

[joetothemo]

What kind of beer? Cold temps are not suited for many styles.

 

[EPS]

My first batch was a coopers no boil extract lager kit. Even though the yeast and the temps the instructions gave me I'v come to find out its an ale rather then a lager.

 

[Golddiggie]

I'm brewing ales and porters right now (all from the British Isles) and will say that in a frozen/frosted glass, they're not nearly as good as when out of a room temp glass. If you're already using a room temp glass, then just give it a few more minutes to get to a better temp before you start drinking one.

I have found that even a shift of ~10-15F, for the brew temp when drinking, can make a huge difference. Take it out of the fridge (in the low to mid 30's) put it into a frosted glass and it's going to be cold (in the mid to upper 30's) for a bit. Once it warms up (sometimes as your finishing it) you'll be able to see how it would have been warmer.

Since you're already mentioned how you don't like it when it's cold, try the room temp glass option and see how it is... I would also see what temp the brew is at (at least while you're experimenting to find out what temp it's great at)... This is one place where having a keezer makes things much easier.

For your next batch, try an unhopped extract kit, with specialty grains (where you add the hops to the boil)... IMO, it's more than a few steps above the pre-hopped kits...

 

[EPS]

Thanks for the quick response. And i did that i just bottled my second batch 4 days ago a double IPA from northern brewers extract kit. And it was so much more fun then the coopers. And i just did a partial mash oatmeal stout from northern brewers for my third batch even more fun. My first partial mash and it went well og was supposed to be 1.049 and i hit like 1.050 so i think it will be fine. I took hydrometer reading today of the stout and fermentation is moving along well. And of course i guzzled the sample and it tasted great all ready. So i'm very excited about it. I love homebrewing i'm all ready addicted every answer i get i have another question alot to learn. But i wouldn't be doing so well if werent for all u guys helping me out with my questions so thanks alot. I'm also stoked about the world beer festival in raleigh NC this sunday be my first festival ever.

 

[Golddiggie]

Look at it this way, you're already seeing the progression of both what you get and how much fun the different methods of brewing bring to the glass.

All grain doesn't really take much more time than a partial mash... It all depends on the grain bill and how long you mash and sparge for. I can go from flame-on for the mash water to yeast pitched in 5 hours (or less)... That's with a 90 minute mash in a cooler mash tun, and using a propane burner. The same brew would have taken me more like 7 hours when I was using the kitchen stove to brew...

Have fun and keep on brewin...

 

[ThePearsonFam]

Is it more carbonated when it comes out cold? Perhaps the cold temps are increasing the CO2 saturation levels and causing an excessively dry mouthfeel when first served.

It's like going to the doctor and saying, my arm hurts when I raise it above my head. Docs tell me not to raise my arms above my head...

If the beer tastes good served a bit warmer, serve it warmer...