And accept it may still be a bit green,,,,,, man I hope so, or this will be three batches in a row that have turned out subpar.
Two batches brewed 27, 28 July. Bottled 28, 29 AUG, so Day 19 and 20 since going into the in the bottle..
Chilled one bottle of each yesterday (only an hour or so), popped the top, good carb, poured well, nice head.
But taste was off on both... one is a Austin BS Blue Moon clone,
The second a personal recipe, I called JG American IPA.
2.5LB 2-ROW
1/2 LB Amber
1LB Crystal 60L
1/2 LB Munich
6LB Light DME
BRY-97 West Coast Ale
1 oz. Willamette (First Wort Hops)
0.5 oz. Cascade (60 min.)
0.5 oz. Cascade (30 min.)
1.0 oz. Cascade (5 min.)
1.0 oz. Cascade (Flameout)
1.0 oz. Willamette (7-day dry hop)
The blue moon has some off flavor I can not yet identify.. the JG American IPA,,,,well it is malty, but not bad...a bit sweet perhaps
Been chilling at 40deg for 30 hours now... going to try them again as I start brewing a Honey Wheat beer.....
Getting frustrated.....
My very first batch partial grain min mash just 5 months or so ago, brewed with out a care or bit of intelligence in the world, no temp control and fermented on my bathroom counter was GREAT, excellent reviews from others to include the recipe designer.
Next one was full of fusel alcohol , and my fault, bigger beer, fermented at to high a temp. Ok easy fix.. temp control.
Next three....all fermented in a chamber, at the lower end of the specified temp range for yeast used....
One an ale, was beer, ok, but not exciting.
Then we have the two in bottles now... not super promising.
Seems the more I do to brew "right" the farther I get from good beer.
Have a beer fermenting now, about ready for bottling or kegging..... almost afraid to get it out...
Two batches brewed 27, 28 July. Bottled 28, 29 AUG, so Day 19 and 20 since going into the in the bottle..
Chilled one bottle of each yesterday (only an hour or so), popped the top, good carb, poured well, nice head.
But taste was off on both... one is a Austin BS Blue Moon clone,
The second a personal recipe, I called JG American IPA.
2.5LB 2-ROW
1/2 LB Amber
1LB Crystal 60L
1/2 LB Munich
6LB Light DME
BRY-97 West Coast Ale
1 oz. Willamette (First Wort Hops)
0.5 oz. Cascade (60 min.)
0.5 oz. Cascade (30 min.)
1.0 oz. Cascade (5 min.)
1.0 oz. Cascade (Flameout)
1.0 oz. Willamette (7-day dry hop)
The blue moon has some off flavor I can not yet identify.. the JG American IPA,,,,well it is malty, but not bad...a bit sweet perhaps
Been chilling at 40deg for 30 hours now... going to try them again as I start brewing a Honey Wheat beer.....
Getting frustrated.....
My very first batch partial grain min mash just 5 months or so ago, brewed with out a care or bit of intelligence in the world, no temp control and fermented on my bathroom counter was GREAT, excellent reviews from others to include the recipe designer.
Next one was full of fusel alcohol , and my fault, bigger beer, fermented at to high a temp. Ok easy fix.. temp control.
Next three....all fermented in a chamber, at the lower end of the specified temp range for yeast used....
One an ale, was beer, ok, but not exciting.
Then we have the two in bottles now... not super promising.
Seems the more I do to brew "right" the farther I get from good beer.
Have a beer fermenting now, about ready for bottling or kegging..... almost afraid to get it out...