LazyPasta
Active Member
I decided that I wanted to make a kolsch lawnmower beer so I brewed up a batch. It was delicious during every gravity reading and was coming along quite nicely for the 3 weeks that I fermented it. It seemed nice and refreshing with i nice hoppy flavor (or as refreshing as flat beer can get). Since the the hydrometer reading wasn't changing anymore for several days, I bottled it with 3/4 cup of corn sugar. Now, it is a little more than 2 weeks into bottle conditioning and I decided to see how one was coming along. I put it in the fridge and later in the day opened it up only to realize it doesn't taste hoppy or refreshing anymore. It wasn't nearly carbonated enough and had more of a watery taste than anything. It is definitely drinkable so I don't believe there is any sort of contamination. My thoughts are to just leave it sit for another couple weeks and try again, but what might be causing this? I don't see why it would taste amazing during gravity readings and then get watery after conditioning. Also, it has been conditioning around 70-72 degrees for 2 weeks. Should I try lowering the temp some? Thanks in advance!