happy holidays guys. i splashed out some stout christmas day but its just not right so any thoughts would be v helpfull.
details as follows
coopers kit. 1.5 or 1.75 kg irish stout plus 1.5kg LME
the guy in the HBS said to only use 3/4 of the LME but i used the full can. is this why
1. no head after 60 sec. BTW i put one and a half carbonation drops in to bottles half way between the size for using 1 and 2 carbonation drops
2.very strong flavour/aftertaste that is just dark flavoured
temperature controll was none existant when fermenting. it went fron 20 to 26 degrees c in the transition from day to night.
it was around 11 days in the primary then bottled about a month before cristmas. it tasted better 2 weeks ago. lighter flavour
what is most likely to have caused no 1 or 2 above?
details as follows
coopers kit. 1.5 or 1.75 kg irish stout plus 1.5kg LME
the guy in the HBS said to only use 3/4 of the LME but i used the full can. is this why
1. no head after 60 sec. BTW i put one and a half carbonation drops in to bottles half way between the size for using 1 and 2 carbonation drops
2.very strong flavour/aftertaste that is just dark flavoured
temperature controll was none existant when fermenting. it went fron 20 to 26 degrees c in the transition from day to night.
it was around 11 days in the primary then bottled about a month before cristmas. it tasted better 2 weeks ago. lighter flavour
what is most likely to have caused no 1 or 2 above?