why does my beer taste like butt

[Brasco20]

Quoting yourself, ive been laughing for 10 min! Thank you!

 

[edmanster]

Hmm. i feel drunk even trying to read this

 

[bdeck02]

This guy must be yanking our chains.

 

[pstrohs]

You just quoted yourself. Awesome.

lol

 

[beerloaf]

This thread reminds me of the people I see walking on a sidewalk and talking out loud arguing with themselves. I always wonder who won the argument.....

beerloaf

 

[koerd85]

A couple questions...
Where did you get this kit from? It would be interesting to read the ingredients and procedure. Quality of your kit makes ALL the difference. A crappy kit will make your beer taste like "butt." The recipe they use can be poor quality, also the ingredients could be old and stale.

The fact that your OG is only 1.034 means you either got a really crappy kit or you missed a step. Steeping grains doesn't usually add much gravity, which comes from malt extract (dry or liquid.) Ten minutes of steeping time is probably not enough to get maximum flavor. Color change happens quickly but it needs more time for flavor/sugar development. This is a general assumption but if your kit told you to add SUGAR then it's a crappy kit. It's a cheap way to add alcohol but doesn't add flavor.

Also you HAVE to let your beer age longer. Most all of us here will guarantee that you will not get good beer after only 10 days. I would suggest that you keep the beer in the fermentor for NO LESS THAN 2 WEEKS. Do not bother moving it to a secondary vessel, it is a waste of time. Also, you do not carbonate your beer in the carboy. You have to mix the correct amount of priming sugar into your beer, and then immediately bottle that beer.

I don't want to sound rude but it sounds like you have made a few too many mistakes, so I would suggest doing more research. Your best time spent would be reading http://www.howtobrew.com/intro.html Don't give up hope, just try to think through your steps more and realize that trying to cut corners will never give you good results. Kit instructions may tell you that your beer is ready after 1 week but it's NOT. Also I would suggest buying a quality kit from a place such as Northern Brewer.

There are so many conflicting and contradictory infirmation on how to brew beer. When you first start out i was not sure to follow the uniformed instructions from my cheaply made dirextions from "arbor" beer kit here on long island, or to follow
craigtube's simple instructions. But i followed the instructions from the kit.

The beer kit came with brewers best ingredients. so i used what was in there and no added sugar. im still not sure about th low reading, if its not the malt grain. i used two 3.3 lbs of light malt extract. is that enough? Maybe i read the hydrometer wrong. ohh well i took a reading before i bottled it the batch and it was 1.011

i just checked out my beer last night and its apearance was mostly clear and i could see sedement on the bottom. this tells me the beer is aging well. it probably taste like butt because of unfinished buisness in the yeast department.

i think your right on the leaving it in the primary for 2weeks, just easier.

 

[koerd85]

ohh, well that makes sense then, thank you, hopefully your right

lol ops didnt mean to quote myself.. im talking to myself!!

 

[JonM]

Was it this? I copied this from the Arbor website:
AMBER LAGER (Similar to Sam Adams Lager) $ 37.00
3.3 lb can Hopped Malt Extract
2 lbs. Amber DME
Hops
Yeast, Priming Sugar and Bottle Caps

Did your kit come with the 2 lbs of DME? If that got left out, that will explain your low gravity.

(Oh, and thanks for being a good sport.)

 

[koerd85]

seriously though ,was this a kit? what was the og suppose to be? If we know more we can evaluate more but for now time is what your looking at.
brew some more,you will make good beer.

its a brewers best kit, unfortunately the kit isent idiot proof

 

[koerd85]

Was it this? I copied this from the Arbor website:
AMBER LAGER (Similar to Sam Adams Lager) $ 37.00
3.3 lb can Hopped Malt Extract
2 lbs. Amber DME
Hops
Yeast, Priming Sugar and Bottle Caps

Did your kit come with the 2 lbs of DME? If that got left out, that will explain your low gravity.

(Oh, and thanks for being a good sport.)

no i made a pale ale not an amber ale, it didnt come with all that stuff just the prior mentioned butteralmond stuff.

 

[sendkyleanemail]

Did you dry butt in the secondary?

LMAO!!! HAHAHA I just laughed so hard I was paralyzed for 20 minutes!!!

 

[giligson]

Your persistence is commendable. I'm sure the next batch will turn out better.

 

[BrewKnurd]

Your persistence is commendable. I'm sure the next batch will turn out better.

More better and less butt-er.

 

[Rogue14]

Never dry hop with Dingle berries.

 

[Chefencore]

This thread is just full of possible sig quotes. How do I choose? And so funny! SWMBO thinks im losing it!

 

[BrewKnurd]

This thread is just full of possible sig quotes. How do I choose? And so funny! SWMBO thinks im losing it!

Whatever you choose, make sure you quote yourself in the sig.

 

[Chefencore]

Done and done (and done and done) and done!!:cross:

 

[ZamaMan]

no i made a pale ale not an amber ale

Apparently not

 

[Fillmoreslim]

no i made a pale ale not an amber ale

Sure it wasn't a brown ale?

 

[g-love]

This thread has totally made my morning! Today's going to be a good day.....

 

[koerd85]

This thread is just full of possible sig quotes. How do I choose? And so funny! SWMBO thinks im losing it!

lol

 

[l1ranger]

I just have to be a part of this

koerd, if you are serious about making good beer, check out this link
http://www.howtobrew.com/

and do a lot of reading around here

and find your patience, it may be the single most important ingredient

 

[krumb]

this is a bit...right?

 

[redcoat_or_rebel]

Sure it wasn't a brown ale?

damn, where is Ed McMahon when you need him?? Hi-OHHHH!!!!!

this thread is ridiculous:fro:

if you didn't burn or contaminate anything, just let the beer be for a couple of weeks.

 

[sendkyleanemail]

I am now wondering if my butt tastes like beer...

 

[windbreaker123]

Try it and see. Report back with the results.

 

[o4_srt]

I am now wondering if my butt tastes like beer...

Results?

 

[ZamaMan]

Lol

 

[MaltMonster]

Dumb question, but...did you add sugar before bottling and if so, how and when?

 

[Melnyk]

Don't feed the troll