I brewed NB's furious clone a while back, and I'm very disappointed in how it's turning out. I should note that this was done on not at all my normal process. I'm between brew systems, so this was a 3 gallon partial stovetop boil, extract, topped up to kit volume of 5 gallons.
Here's the actual specs, as I brewed it;
- 3 gallon partial boil, extract with specialty grains
- top off to 5 gallons
- OG 1.064 (target)
- 1.2L starter, Wyeast 1335 British Ale II
- Primary:
- Pitch 68f
- Carboy-shake oxygenation
- Held 68f for 5 days
- Ramp to 70f for 2 days
- Ramp to 72f for 7 days
- Lower to 68f and dry hop for 7 days
- FG 1.010 (recipe did not provide target)
- Force carbonate at refrigeration temps
It has now been on the gas for 3 weeks. I normally start to see acceptable results in 2 weeks, with great beers at 3 weeks. Not this one. This one tastes and smells green, like fresh mown grass. Very vegetal, but not what I would categorize as hop vegetal. This is more flaw-vegetal if that makes sense. The flaw is present to a degree that's unpleasant.
NB turns over a lot of orders, so I don't think this is old ingredients. I think this is on my end. The thing that is weird to me, is that this flavor/aroma was not present (that I noticed) on the way into the keg. At the point the beer was just young but otherwise tasted fine. This green quality appeared after being put on gas.
Thoughts?
Here's the actual specs, as I brewed it;
- 3 gallon partial boil, extract with specialty grains
- top off to 5 gallons
- OG 1.064 (target)
- 1.2L starter, Wyeast 1335 British Ale II
- Primary:
- Pitch 68f
- Carboy-shake oxygenation
- Held 68f for 5 days
- Ramp to 70f for 2 days
- Ramp to 72f for 7 days
- Lower to 68f and dry hop for 7 days
- FG 1.010 (recipe did not provide target)
- Force carbonate at refrigeration temps
It has now been on the gas for 3 weeks. I normally start to see acceptable results in 2 weeks, with great beers at 3 weeks. Not this one. This one tastes and smells green, like fresh mown grass. Very vegetal, but not what I would categorize as hop vegetal. This is more flaw-vegetal if that makes sense. The flaw is present to a degree that's unpleasant.
NB turns over a lot of orders, so I don't think this is old ingredients. I think this is on my end. The thing that is weird to me, is that this flavor/aroma was not present (that I noticed) on the way into the keg. At the point the beer was just young but otherwise tasted fine. This green quality appeared after being put on gas.
Thoughts?