Fixing sour beer?

[cwilliamsccn]

So I made this beer with POM juice and it doesn't taste horrible but more sour than I care for, would adding maybe some blueberry or cherry extract at bottling help balance the flavor?


Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 2 12.8 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 4 6.4 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 6.4 %

Total Grain Weight: 7 lbs 13.0 oz Total Hops: 2.00 oz oz.
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Est Pre_Boil Gravity: 1.048 SG Est OG: 1.053 SG
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [9.30 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 14.4 IBUs
4 lbs Light Dry Extract [Boil for20 min](8.0 S Dry Extract 6 51.2 %
1 lbs Wheat Dry Extract [Boil for20 min](8.0 S Dry Extract 7 12.8 %
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [9.30 %] - Boil 12.0 min Hop 8 6.0 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 9 -

I added a 32oz bottle of POM at flame out, 30oz after fermentation started then 30oz with 1oz Amarillo into secondary..

Primary 1 week
Secondary 1 week

 

[mcarb]

Give it time.

 

[cwilliamsccn]

more time in secondary or bottle and wait?

 

[ReverseApacheMaster]

Either, really.

It's only going to mellow so much. You added a lot of sugar and some acids. The sugars convert to alcohol -- which is acidic -- and the acids from the juice remain. You have a very acidic beer. The only two ways to balance it will be to blend it with a sweeter beer or add unfermentable sugars. If you add flavor extracts you're not going to do much in the way of changing the acidity.

 

[cwilliamsccn]

ok. so maybe a few ounces lactose?

 

[cwilliamsccn]

so i decided to steep four bags of pomegranate tea in a cup of ho water and mix with my priming sugar... didn't boil the water or sanitize the tea bags.. this was a last minute random decision.. was that a bad idea?

The tea was Bigelow Pomegranate green tea. ingredients: green tea, apple, natural pomegranate flavors with other natural flavors (soy lecithin), hibiscus, rosehips, licorice root

 

[Hefanatic]

How hot was the water?

 

[cwilliamsccn]

ran it through my Kurig. their website claims around 192F.

 

[Hefanatic]

Generally speaking bacteria shouldn't be an issue at 192. I definitely wouldn't recommend doing it that way though. Might be some really strong flavors from the tea bags. I also feel that pomegranate tea is sour in itself. You might have made it worse. Either way give it time. The flavors will eventually mellow, but it could take months.

 

[cwilliamsccn]

Tried one last night and it wasn't bad, all I got from the tea was some aroma. It doesn't taste bad just a little strange but easy to drink. hopefully will be better in a few weeks.