Had a great brew day yesterday where we brewed the Northern Brewer Caribou Slobber Kit. The brew went well, I think we hit all the numbers that we needed to. I have a couple of questions.
First: The kit recommends fermenting between 65 and 75 degrees and I have set the chamber to 68 degrees, any specific recommendations on temp?
Second: The taste of the wort just prior to pitching had a great very sweet malt flavor. Along with that was a pretty bitter taste similar to a tea that has been steeped for a overly long time. Is this something that will mellow out during fermentation and what exactly were we tasting?
And a PIC! This was taken about 26 hours post brew.
First: The kit recommends fermenting between 65 and 75 degrees and I have set the chamber to 68 degrees, any specific recommendations on temp?
Second: The taste of the wort just prior to pitching had a great very sweet malt flavor. Along with that was a pretty bitter taste similar to a tea that has been steeped for a overly long time. Is this something that will mellow out during fermentation and what exactly were we tasting?
And a PIC! This was taken about 26 hours post brew.