BrewmeisterSmith
Well-Known Member
I made an IPA for a homebrew competition a while back. The brewery gives you the wort, you take it home and make it what you will. It had a peanut finish. I Just made a two hearted clone and it has the same after taste. Out of my 6 years of brewing this has only happened the two times. What can it be? I know it's nothing to do with the grain bill. I made it before and it tasted great. I do a rigorous boil, so I cant imagine diacetyl. Its not buttery or butterscotchy....I've tried one of those before. This is different. The first batch I mentioned was Safale-05 the second was Nottingham. Same off flavor. I cant figure it out. All my research on the internet has show that others have had similar experiences, but nobody knows what it is. I thought it might have been the yeast, but two different yeasts having the same off flavor? This is weird and pissing me off. If anyone can assist with this, I'd be in your debt. Thanks!