My beer tastes like baked beans :(

[Pommy]

OK so if anyone wants to hazard a guess as to why the heck my beer tastes like baked beans I would appreciate it. Ive searched but have not found anything else where anyone has ever likened the taste of their beer to baked beans, heres the recipe, any ideas where I went wrong?

Brew Type: Partial Mash Date: 25/07/2010
Style: Old Ale Brewer: Pommy
Batch Size: 23.00 L Assistant Brewer: Weezledog
Boil Volume: 18.00 L Boil Time: 90 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.0 % Equipment: 21.2L Stock Pot
Actual Efficiency: 66.3 %

Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.00 kg Pilsner Liquid Extract (3.5 SRM) Extract 39.9 %
0.25 kg Treacle (100.0 SRM) Extract 3.3 %
3.00 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 39.9 %
0.50 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 6.6 %
0.40 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 5.3 %
0.20 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2.7 %
0.10 kg Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain 1.3 %
0.05 kg Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 0.7 %
0.02 kg Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 0.3 %
20.00 gm Target [10.20%] (90 min) Hops 14.3 IBU
20.00 gm Styrian Goldings [6.40%] (90 min) Hops 9.0 IBU
1.00 tbsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
23.00 L Auckland, NZ Water
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile Estimated Original Gravity: 1.079 SG (1.060-1.100 SG) Measured Original Gravity: 1.080 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.020 SG (1.015-1.025 SG) Measured Final Gravity: 1.024 SG
Estimated Color: 19.5 SRM (10.0-25.0 SRM) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 23.2 IBU (30.0-65.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 1.9 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 7.7 % (6.0-10.0 %) Actual Alcohol by Volume: 7.3 %
Actual Calories: 783 cal/l

 

[krisagon]

ehhh, how long has it sat in the bottle/keg?

I made a crystal malty IPA once that briefly tasted like caramel candy, but that went away after 4 weeks in the bottle.

 

[wyzazz]

Scorching? I'll also echo the above.

 

[cklages]

I've never used treacle, but are you used to baked beans with molasses? Perhaps you associate the treacle flavour with the beans.

 

[Yooper]

I've never used treacle, but are you used to baked beans with molasses? Perhaps you associate the treacle flavour with the beans.

That's my guess. When I think of treacle, the first thing that comes to my mind is "baked beans"!

 

[Brewmiser]

Sounds like it would go great with some BBQ....

 

[Pommy]

Sounds like it would go great with some BBQ....

No its complete Maybe it could possibly be the treacle flavour, Ill have to force myself to drink some later to find out. Its been 3-4 months in the bottle now and I thought it would have gone but that first sip is still just the same, like licking the inside of an empty can of cold baked beans

So.. I am the first person to make a baked beans flavoured beer :rockin: