Minimizing Banana and Bublegum

[beerspitnight]

Ladies and Gents-
We brewed a Belgian Pale Ale two weeks ago with some harvested Chimay yeast - kegged it yesterday after 10 days of dry hopping with Goldings and Fuggles - it has a distinct banana flavor (from the yeast and a higher-than wanted ferm temp as the AC has been turned off in China and we are now at the mercy of the weather)
Is there anything we can do to minimize the fruity flavors in the beer? Dry hop in the keg? Let it sit longer? I don't mind the flavors, but it wasn't really what we were going for...learning as we go...

 

[MakeshiftBrew]

With no way to control the temperature I don't see any way to do this. Besides, the deed is rather done at this point anyway, these esters (In your case: Butyl Acetate or Isoamyl Acetate) should have been expected with a Belgian yeast and style like that. You might let it sit another week, but I don't think it would change much, dry hopping in the keg is not going to fix your problem, I recommend kegging the beer and enjoying it for what it is. Good luck.

 

[beerspitnight]

With no way to control the temperature I don't see any way to do this. Besides, the deed is rather done at this point anyway, these esters (In your case: Butyl Acetate or Isoamyl Acetate) should have been expected with a Belgian yeast and style like that. You might let it sit another week, but I don't think it would change much, dry hopping in the keg is not going to fix your problem, I recommend kegging the beer and enjoying it for what it is. Good luck.

Thanks, Make - we knew we would get some fruity esters, but they were overdone a bit, that is all! I think it is going to be a nice beer, was just wondering if those fruity flavors will dissipate over time or could be masked by aroma of some additional dry hopping.

 

[iaefebs]

Chimay = banana.. it will dissipate with time. bottle it and check back in a year.

 

[starrfish]

Chimay = banana.. it will dissipate with time. bottle it and check back in a year.

ferment cooler or change yeast. nice job on yeast harvest though!

 

[beerspitnight]

I pulled a bit off the keg last night to give it a taste with a bit of carbonation in it - the banana isn't as overwhelming as I thought it would be. It is still pretty green and needs to mellow out a bit, but I think it is going to be a nice drinking beer. However, we were shooting for an ABV of 5% but with the FG hitting .008, we ended up above 7% - yikes! Not the session PA we had in mind!