Comments on: Bottling Complete http://runawayjim.org/2008/01/27/bottling-complete/ Musings on beer, music, technology, urbanism, and life... Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:59:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: The Beer Needs Another Week at RunawayJim.org http://runawayjim.org/2008/01/27/bottling-complete/#comment-768 The Beer Needs Another Week at RunawayJim.org Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:43:37 +0000 http://runawayjim.org/2008/01/27/bottling-complete/#comment-768 [...] Beer kit (it’s called West Coast Pale Ale).  Unfortunately, I think it needs another week.  If you recall when I first tried it warm and flat straight from the fermenter, it had a very tart apple flavor (I [...] […] Beer kit (it’s called West Coast Pale Ale).  Unfortunately, I think it needs another week.  If you recall when I first tried it warm and flat straight from the fermenter, it had a very tart apple flavor (I […]

]]> By: Jim http://runawayjim.org/2008/01/27/bottling-complete/#comment-616 Jim Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:35:26 +0000 http://runawayjim.org/2008/01/27/bottling-complete/#comment-616 I figured that's what I was tasting. The fermentation was done on top of my fridge (mainly because I had no other place to stick the thing besides a cold pantry). The room temp in my place is about 68 (the pantry was about 60 and I was told that's too cold). I'm going to try it after a week, just because I don't know if I can wait 3. I'll let the rest condition for 3 weeks at room temp and then try it again. At that point, if it's good, I'll put the rest in my pantry to "age". I figured that’s what I was tasting. The fermentation was done on top of my fridge (mainly because I had no other place to stick the thing besides a cold pantry). The room temp in my place is about 68 (the pantry was about 60 and I was told that’s too cold).

I’m going to try it after a week, just because I don’t know if I can wait 3. I’ll let the rest condition for 3 weeks at room temp and then try it again. At that point, if it’s good, I’ll put the rest in my pantry to “age”.

]]> By: George http://runawayjim.org/2008/01/27/bottling-complete/#comment-609 George Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:24:43 +0000 http://runawayjim.org/2008/01/27/bottling-complete/#comment-609 It might just need to age for a while. According to "How to Homebrew", you might be tasting Acetaldehyde. "A flavor of green apples or freshly cut pumpkin; it is an intermediate compound in the formation of alcohol." It could be that the fermentation temp was too high, or the wort wasn't aerated enough. The best thing to do at this point is just let it condition for at least three weeks and then taste it again. (I know it can be hard to wait that long, but patience is key to home brewing - which is something I just wrote about today over at my site.) It might just need to age for a while. According to “How to Homebrew”, you might be tasting Acetaldehyde. “A flavor of green apples or freshly cut pumpkin; it is an intermediate compound in the formation of alcohol.”

It could be that the fermentation temp was too high, or the wort wasn’t aerated enough. The best thing to do at this point is just let it condition for at least three weeks and then taste it again. (I know it can be hard to wait that long, but patience is key to home brewing - which is something I just wrote about today over at my site.)

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