darkestdays
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone,
My extract beers have had an almost astringent aftertaste to them, but its been hard to place a finger on. Some are worse than others, and sometimes its barely noticeable, but it has been getting better.
It is usually something I do not notice until I take a chug of my beer and have a little burp come up. Something that shouldn't be there...
I would be happy to completely eliminate this problem though. Here is a list of things that I know I am doing correctly...
I am steeping the specialty grains at around 160 deg (give or take a couple). I have an electric stove. They do sometimes touch the bottom of the pot, and I do sparge them with water.
There is a ring on the bottom of the pot after boiling my wort, but I try to scrub it clean each time before use . I stir my wort regularly with the lid off.
I am adding my ingredients at the right time. I feel like I am cooling my wort in a reasonable time frame.
My fermentation temps seem to be alright. I do mostly ales at around 65 to 72 degrees. Fermentation seems to take effect in a reasonable time frame.
Bottles are sanitized in the dish washer with no soap. They are washed in dish soap and rinsed before going in with labels removed. I bottle right out of the dishwasher. I make sure there are no smells or particles in them before washing.
I use sanitized equipment...
I usually use spring water from kmart, natural spring water from a town away, or boiled city water from the tap. All have had the same results..
The only things that I can think of are that I'm messing up my steeping process with the specialty grains, or that I am oxidizing my beer somehow. Any help will be appreciated, and I will try to answer any questions. Thanks in advance!
My extract beers have had an almost astringent aftertaste to them, but its been hard to place a finger on. Some are worse than others, and sometimes its barely noticeable, but it has been getting better.
It is usually something I do not notice until I take a chug of my beer and have a little burp come up. Something that shouldn't be there...
I would be happy to completely eliminate this problem though. Here is a list of things that I know I am doing correctly...
I am steeping the specialty grains at around 160 deg (give or take a couple). I have an electric stove. They do sometimes touch the bottom of the pot, and I do sparge them with water.
There is a ring on the bottom of the pot after boiling my wort, but I try to scrub it clean each time before use . I stir my wort regularly with the lid off.
I am adding my ingredients at the right time. I feel like I am cooling my wort in a reasonable time frame.
My fermentation temps seem to be alright. I do mostly ales at around 65 to 72 degrees. Fermentation seems to take effect in a reasonable time frame.
Bottles are sanitized in the dish washer with no soap. They are washed in dish soap and rinsed before going in with labels removed. I bottle right out of the dishwasher. I make sure there are no smells or particles in them before washing.
I use sanitized equipment...
I usually use spring water from kmart, natural spring water from a town away, or boiled city water from the tap. All have had the same results..
The only things that I can think of are that I'm messing up my steeping process with the specialty grains, or that I am oxidizing my beer somehow. Any help will be appreciated, and I will try to answer any questions. Thanks in advance!