I used a kit to make a honey kolsh, and then decided to add strawberries.
This was my first time adding real fruit. I think I made several mistakes. But this was my process.
1) Make honey kolsh, ferment 1 week in primary
2) rack to secondary
3) cut 1 pound of strawberries in half and remove stem (green bit)
4) boil in 1 cup of water for 10 minutes
5) add to secondary
6) proceed as normal
MY mistakes,
I only added 1 pound of strawberries.
I should have soaked in starsan instead of boil
Now, my beer has a rather odd taste to it that is kind of plastic, tinny.
Is this because of the fact that this is a light extract brew, or could it be related to the strawberries. . And will it get any better? I'm pretty much ready to dump the whole batch.
I have also decided to stop using a ale pale and just stick to glass, in case the taste came from the plastic bucket. Also I am upgrading my plastic auto siphon to a stainless steel rack cane.
This was my first time adding real fruit. I think I made several mistakes. But this was my process.
1) Make honey kolsh, ferment 1 week in primary
2) rack to secondary
3) cut 1 pound of strawberries in half and remove stem (green bit)
4) boil in 1 cup of water for 10 minutes
5) add to secondary
6) proceed as normal
MY mistakes,
I only added 1 pound of strawberries.
I should have soaked in starsan instead of boil
Now, my beer has a rather odd taste to it that is kind of plastic, tinny.
Is this because of the fact that this is a light extract brew, or could it be related to the strawberries. . And will it get any better? I'm pretty much ready to dump the whole batch.
I have also decided to stop using a ale pale and just stick to glass, in case the taste came from the plastic bucket. Also I am upgrading my plastic auto siphon to a stainless steel rack cane.