hey, its been a while since i transferred to secondary and it had an off taste so i let it sit. i checked it today and had about a 1.010 gravity. tried it and still has a slight astringent taste to it. kinda sourish. my first all grain so fairly stumped if it was something i did wrong in the brew process?
heated 4.32 gal to 170 added to mash tun poured in mash tun,l cooled to 150. added back to burn to heat up again to 165. after 1 hr set grain bed with 1/2 gal water removed and added back to mast tun. waited 10 min to sparge. added 2.75 gal at 165 . set for 10 min 19 brix at first running. pre boil brix is 12. added to kettle and started heat to boil
added hops at 60 min (.5 oz cascade leaf, us norther brewer 1 oz aa 10.3, b 5.1)
added 8oz dextrin at 20min rehydrated yeast while wort going thorugh chiller
had a slow fermentation about 65. pitched a second package of yeast a few days later. started but seemed quick
9/27/13 sour taste seemed to fade, dark, choclately coffee flavors
est og 1.064 me 1.064
at 150 stirred in grains
fg 1.020
just checked today 1.010 fg after transfering to secondary a few months ago. still has a slight astringent taste to it.
