'Flash Brewing'? This looks interesting!

[drewu]

OK fair, so let's assume if everything was mixed and I actually took a reading at the start, it would have been 1.059? and I really have a 6.8% ABV beer right now. That solves that part of the dilemma, but I still don't know why these beers taste so weird.

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

Sweetness:

• The Cali Mountain Pale Ale kit comes with 6# DME & a 30 IBU "hop shot".
• Adding 1# sugar results in an OG 60 wort (ABV 6.8% at 85% AA).
• The BU:GU ratio for the customized recipe is around 0.5

 

[drewu]

BU:GU ratio for the customized recipe is around 0.5

Ok this is a new concept for me, are you saying that the IBU’s being too low are what causes the sweet aroma/taste?

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

Ok this is a new concept for me, are you saying that the IBU’s being too low are what causes the sweet aroma/taste?

I'm offering it as a possibility.

Also, while adding 1# sugar to a 5 gal Pale Ale recipe will raise the ABV into the IPA range, there's a lot more to the IPA style (vs the Pale Ale style) than just ABV.

 

[drewu]

I don't believe that's it. I've had a lot of low IBU IPA's before and they don't taste like this. I have done a BJCP class where we went over off flavors, and it doesn't taste like Acetaldehyde (green apple) and doesn't taste like Isoamyl Acetate (banana) either, but those seem like the closest possibilities.

 

[mac_1103]

low IBU IPA

Define "low." Below 40 and it's not really an IPA anymore. Of course, this isn't an IPA kit, so there's that.

 

[drewu]

Define "low." Below 40 and it's not really an IPA anymore. Of course, this isn't an IPA kit, so there's that.

True, though NEIPA's can go down to 25. My first flash brew contained two of the hopbite shots for 60 IBU's and it still had this flavor I'm talking about.

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

My first flash brew contained two of the hopbite shots for 60 IBU's and it still had this flavor I'm talking about.

My first flash brew was the "I heart IPA" that used 100% Centennial,

Maybe it's a yeast specific flavor that you are sensitive to.

eta: Maybe it's the hop profile from the cryo hops. I'm just about ready to bottle a split batch from the I Heart IPA kit. It came with Yakima Chief Centennial hops - and I'm getting tropical flavors. In the past, I've brewed with "Bell's Select" T90 Centennial hops. The Yakima Chief Cryo and "Bell's Select" T90 hops definitely had/have a different flavor profile.

But, honestly, your best path may be to start a polite discussion with MoreBeer support. They currently have much more experience with these kits than anyone here.

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

2 gal Flash Brewing kits (uses a 3 gal fermenter) are available at MoreBeer.

 

[mashdar]

2 gal Flash Brewing kits (uses a 3 gal fermenter) are available at MoreBeer.

Cool!

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

Cool!

Agreed

Back in June 2024 ...

So I am curious if they are just blending off the shelf DME products or working with a company to create a custom wort that is dried. Williams Brewing seems to be the only company I have seen selling custom LME products in the US.

For the five gal kits I've brewed (Irish Red, I IPA), the labels on the DME package have a brief description of the malts.

So, if anyone is ordering either the 'Fresh Pressed IPA' or 'Blonde Ale' kits and is willing to share a photo of the label on the DME package, that might be interesting. (No, I'm not curious enough, at the moment, to email MoreBeer and I'm not restocking on DME of any kind until probably early next year).

 

[DanBbrewer]

Yep. My son in law has been splitting a 5 gal batch for years. I forwarded to him the notice from MB on this smaller batch. Perfect size for the couple of 2.5 gal kegs I have.