This was my 2nd all grain batch and was intended to be a munich lager. I thought i was really careful to have cleaned and sanitized equipment and good rinse. Here was the recipe:
7 lbs munich
3 lbs vienna
1 lb dark wheat german
2 lbs german pilsner
.25 lbs chocolate wheat
.25 lbs caramel wheat
1 oz tradition hops
1 oz tettnang
1 pack munich lager yeast
The 5 gallon batch was lagered in a small chest freezer at 50 deg f for 7 days then diacetyl rest at 60 deg for 4 days. After that was it was dropped to 34 deg for 30 days, untouched. I bottled the beer and carbonated with table sugar but it can came straight from our sugar container. The first beer i had had somewhat of a strong taste but its hard to describe. I let the other bottles sit another month. The past 3 times i consumed a bottle i end up with a headache. The fist two times i passed it off as me not drinking enough water and maybe i was dehydrated. But today makes time 3. I had just one of those and another headache. My question is if anyone else has had this happen. I dont want to dump the whole batch if its just coincidental but i also dont feel like i could drink it. Maybe i will have someone else try it
7 lbs munich
3 lbs vienna
1 lb dark wheat german
2 lbs german pilsner
.25 lbs chocolate wheat
.25 lbs caramel wheat
1 oz tradition hops
1 oz tettnang
1 pack munich lager yeast
The 5 gallon batch was lagered in a small chest freezer at 50 deg f for 7 days then diacetyl rest at 60 deg for 4 days. After that was it was dropped to 34 deg for 30 days, untouched. I bottled the beer and carbonated with table sugar but it can came straight from our sugar container. The first beer i had had somewhat of a strong taste but its hard to describe. I let the other bottles sit another month. The past 3 times i consumed a bottle i end up with a headache. The fist two times i passed it off as me not drinking enough water and maybe i was dehydrated. But today makes time 3. I had just one of those and another headache. My question is if anyone else has had this happen. I dont want to dump the whole batch if its just coincidental but i also dont feel like i could drink it. Maybe i will have someone else try it