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Date: 29 Oct 2006 21:11:19
From: Dick Adams
Subject: Yeasty taste
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A friend brought me a kit of Light Beer with the malt already hopped
and some DME. He asked if I make it for him.
O.G.: 1.051 (because I made 5 gallons instead of 6.
F.G.: 1.012 (I left it in the primary for 26 days
Racked it to the secondary and left it there for 10 days.
Racked it to a bottling bucket and left it there overnight.
Bottled it in his bottles and kept two liters for another friend
who also drinks American Swill.
Stored bottles in hallway in basement covered with black plastic.
Gave it to first friend two weeks later. He noted the high ABV.
Put two liters in fridge and gave to second friend about three
weeks later. He too noted the high ABV, but said it tasted
very yeasty? He opened the second bottle, poured me a small
amount, and it tasted yeasty. This was something I was trying
to avoid.
Considering I racked twice and left the bottling bucket overnight
so the yeast would settle, other than making 5 gals instead of 6
gals, what might have caused this?
Dick
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Date: 29 Oct 2006 13:42:41
From: Karl S
Subject: Re: Yeasty taste
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Dick Adams wrote:
> A friend brought me a kit of Light Beer with the malt already hopped
> and some DME. He asked if I make it for him.
>
> O.G.: 1.051 (because I made 5 gallons instead of 6.
> F.G.: 1.012 (I left it in the primary for 26 days
>
> Racked it to the secondary and left it there for 10 days.
>
> Racked it to a bottling bucket and left it there overnight.
>
> Bottled it in his bottles and kept two liters for another friend
> who also drinks American Swill.
>
> Stored bottles in hallway in basement covered with black plastic.
> Gave it to first friend two weeks later. He noted the high ABV.
> Put two liters in fridge and gave to second friend about three
> weeks later. He too noted the high ABV, but said it tasted
> very yeasty? He opened the second bottle, poured me a small
> amount, and it tasted yeasty. This was something I was trying
> to avoid.
>
> Considering I racked twice and left the bottling bucket overnight
> so the yeast would settle, other than making 5 gals instead of 6
> gals, what might have caused this?
>
> Dick
Most in this group know more than I, but my guess would be your beer is
still a little bit too young for its best flavor. Two weeks is enough
time for carbonation, but the beer should continue to "condition" and
improve in flavor for several more weeks. A higher O.G. tends to require
a longer conditioning time, but if you wait several months you may find
the hop bitterness fading as well.
Karl S.
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Date: 30 Oct 2006 21:41:54
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Yeasty taste
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On Sun, 29 2006 21:11:19 -0000, <rdadams@smart.net > wrote:
> Considering I racked twice and left the bottling bucket overnight
> so the yeast would settle, other than making 5 gals instead of 6
> gals, what might have caused this?
Putting priming sugar in the bottles so they can develop carbonation will
also cause the yeast to go through a small reproductive phase. You're always
going to end up with yeast in primed bottles. Does your friend know how
to slowly decant a bottle of homebrew into a glass, or do they just dump
it in and stir up the sediment?
John.
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