I have only been brewing for a short time, this is my fourth batch to be specific. Was very pleased with my beer until this last batch. I was trying my hand on an english style Pale Ale:
3 lbs light DME
1.5 lbs amber dry DME
0.5 lbs biscuit and 0.5 lbs crystal 60L steeped for 30 min
1oz fuggles 60 min
0.5 oz EKG 30 min
0.5 oz EKG 15 min
Safale 04 dry
5 ga batch
Left in primary for 3.5 weeks, then added gelatin for 3 days and kegged.
It's not fully carbonated yet but the taste is very thin and sour, very bready. Beer was very clear when racking into the keg and now just has a slight bit of chill haze.
Taste overall is quite awful. I'm trying to figure out if it's recipe related (since I made it up myself....yeah I know I shouldn't have but I also never cook with a cook book) or if I somehow got infection. Not sure what that would taste like, since I have no experience with it.
I do think that my sanitation is pretty good.......I'm a microbiologist in real life.
Any input would be appreciated.
THX,
F
3 lbs light DME
1.5 lbs amber dry DME
0.5 lbs biscuit and 0.5 lbs crystal 60L steeped for 30 min
1oz fuggles 60 min
0.5 oz EKG 30 min
0.5 oz EKG 15 min
Safale 04 dry
5 ga batch
Left in primary for 3.5 weeks, then added gelatin for 3 days and kegged.
It's not fully carbonated yet but the taste is very thin and sour, very bready. Beer was very clear when racking into the keg and now just has a slight bit of chill haze.
Taste overall is quite awful. I'm trying to figure out if it's recipe related (since I made it up myself....yeah I know I shouldn't have but I also never cook with a cook book) or if I somehow got infection. Not sure what that would taste like, since I have no experience with it.
I do think that my sanitation is pretty good.......I'm a microbiologist in real life.
Any input would be appreciated.
THX,
F