New homebrewer (greetings and ester question)

[Roobiedoobiedoo]

Hello all! This is my first post but I've been stalking the forums for awhile. All the info has helped expand my understanding and tackle a few issues I had.
So I have two all grain batches under my belt (no extract for me). I just tried the first bottle if my first batch and I'm pleasantly surprised. It was a starter kit from Brooklyn brew shop, everyday IPA.
I'm pretty happy with it, although it has a distinct apricot aroma and flavour. I didn't add any flavouring so I'm guessing it's an ester issue. I didn't have a hydrometer at the time so I'm not sure of the gravities. And since it was a kit I'm not sure on the yeast strain either. It was fermenting at a colder than recommend temp, to the point I thought it was stuck. Just shows the wait and see approach is a good one.
It's not too big a deal as I just called it apricot IPA and make it seem like that's what I was going for all along

 

[peterj]

I've heard that US-05 can give a peachy/apricot flavor when it's fermented in the low 60s. And US-05 would be a common yeast to give with a kit like that. I've read that if you warm it up to mid to high 60s you won't get that flavor. I've never noticed it myself though.

 

[Roobiedoobiedoo]

Thanks for the info. That's sounds about right. The thermometer on my 2nd batch was reading 65F during fermentation. I've found the the aroma/odour disappates after letting the head did down a little, and it's a pretty pure IPA flavour once you get about halfway through the bottle. Since I imagined this batch would be a write off, I'm pretty happy with the result.