Nicknack
Well-Known Member
I bottled my second batch of brew a couple of weeks ago. It was a clone Sierra Nevada extract kit from NB. That being the case, I decided a couple days ago to try some. It was very good so I had another. The next night I had a third from the batch. All three tasted about the same and were enjoyable to drink. The following night I had one and was hit by a flavor that reminded me of my last batch. An off-flavor perhaps... definitely not a desirable one.
Last night I decided to try another and I was happy to return to good tasting beer. Later in the evening, I decided to have a second and this one was just not good. Those off-flavors (or whatever they are) were even more distinct than before. I didn't even finish the beer, which is saying something for me. Now I was worried so I opened another to see if it tasted bad too. This beer wasn't carbonated! I tossed it and didn't even try it. This was the first beer that I have opened without carbonation.
Some background info...
- Brown bottles were used except for two (green) Stella bottles. I just read in another thread how these don't tend to seal very well. At any rate, the beer that I had which was really bad and the beer that didn't carbonate were in the Stella bottles. However, it can't be all due to Stella bottles because the first one that I had in which I noticed an off taste, was in a brown bottle.
- All of my bottles are stored in my closet, around 72 degrees. They were cleaned well, washed in the dishwasher (water only) and then sanitized right before bottling.
- Fermentation is temperature controlled at 64-67 degrees in my chest freezer
- My first batch of beer that I brewed about two months ago was a Block Party Amber Ale (came with my NB brewing kit). I noticed a taste, which was present in every beer that I drank. I wasn't sure if it was the beer or an off-flavor because I'm not much of a fan of amber ales. The taste is hard to describe... sort of some spice mixed with a tiny skunkyness. Not sure if that really describes it but whatever it is, it's not good! Other than the beer I had last night, the undesirable flavor isn't overpowering but certainly not wanted.
Thoughts?
Last night I decided to try another and I was happy to return to good tasting beer. Later in the evening, I decided to have a second and this one was just not good. Those off-flavors (or whatever they are) were even more distinct than before. I didn't even finish the beer, which is saying something for me. Now I was worried so I opened another to see if it tasted bad too. This beer wasn't carbonated! I tossed it and didn't even try it. This was the first beer that I have opened without carbonation.
Some background info...
- Brown bottles were used except for two (green) Stella bottles. I just read in another thread how these don't tend to seal very well. At any rate, the beer that I had which was really bad and the beer that didn't carbonate were in the Stella bottles. However, it can't be all due to Stella bottles because the first one that I had in which I noticed an off taste, was in a brown bottle.
- All of my bottles are stored in my closet, around 72 degrees. They were cleaned well, washed in the dishwasher (water only) and then sanitized right before bottling.
- Fermentation is temperature controlled at 64-67 degrees in my chest freezer
- My first batch of beer that I brewed about two months ago was a Block Party Amber Ale (came with my NB brewing kit). I noticed a taste, which was present in every beer that I drank. I wasn't sure if it was the beer or an off-flavor because I'm not much of a fan of amber ales. The taste is hard to describe... sort of some spice mixed with a tiny skunkyness. Not sure if that really describes it but whatever it is, it's not good! Other than the beer I had last night, the undesirable flavor isn't overpowering but certainly not wanted.
Thoughts?