I have been getting a bit of a yeast bite from my beers that takes away from the taste of the beer; a significant, overpowering aspect that you don't get in commercial beers and one I don't want in my home-brew. Does letting them sit for an extended period of time help with this aspect? Also, I have been using Coopers yeast that comes with their kits, so I was wondering if Nottingham or Safale S04 would be a better choice? Cheers. Rob.
@rtyrtyrtyus It could be the yeast or the fermentation temperature adding unwanted esters to your finished brew. Be sure you're fermenting them cool enough, and if that doesn't help, I would advise you to use a different strain of yeast. Nottingham is wonderful, as is S-04--so either of those would give you great attenuation without much flavor addition. I hope this helps! Cheers!
Hey Joe, I just brewed my first batch (IPA) and i've read and been told that you should strain your wort going into the primary fermenter. Heard people say you should or you shouldn't or you can if you want. I strained my batch but it makes me think that i may have lost some bittering/aroma hops. In my secondary right now. Any thoughts?
@mcfly994 Nah--I wouldn't worry too much about it at all. Part of the process you need to do right before pitching your yeast is aerating your wort. The yeast need oxygen to replicate, so churning it up, sending it through a strainer, etc. are all good things for your beer. I almost always put my brew through a strainer too to catch residual hops and gunk. But yeah--don't worry a bit. I'm sure it will be a-ok!
@massiveants They do have sediment, it's just a small amount. This batch in particular had very fine sediment--I attribute it to the Danstar Nottingham yeast I used. That stuff cakes like crazy and just doesn't move! Cheers!
From what I understand, hop extract will give you the bittering properties, but none of the flavour or aroma properties. I usually try to avoid kits that say hop extract, because I can't get hops to fix the aroma on those kits.
@PeiHomeBrewer I think I remember you mentioning this in one of your videos, but I was that vid after I had already bought this kit. Overall, it's not too bad--but yes, there is little to no aroma in it. The nice bitter bite is there, but it seems to attack and then fade. I think it's a pretty good beer, especially from a can kit, but a dash of real hops during brewing would bring the flavors out much better. Sad to hear you can't get to the home brew supplies you need!! :-(
@terpsichoreankid I am sure it's a nice beer regardless. Hops are cheap if you can get them, so a kit is still worth buying if it has a nice flavour overall. Even the kits that do use real hops could benefit from some dry hopping I'd say. I am finding the Cooper's kits are quite generous with their hops; even the Cooper's 'Lager' had a fair bite to it. I'm expecting my Canadian 'IPA' to be quite mild.
@TakeSomeAdvice I'm thinking it is the hop extract. This is the first batch I've done where on the label of the brew it says "hop extract" rather than "hops," so it's probably a processed hop that I've not tasted before. It doesn't have an alka seltzer type of bite to it--it's more of a like a sharp bitter bite that fades away after a few moments. The aftertaste is a very smooth, malty sort of taste. It's actually quite good! Cheers!
I have been getting a bit of a yeast bite from my beers that takes away from the taste of the beer; a significant, overpowering aspect that you don't get in commercial beers and one I don't want in my home-brew. Does letting them sit for an extended period of time help with this aspect? Also, I have been using Coopers yeast that comes with their kits, so I was wondering if Nottingham or Safale S04 would be a better choice? Cheers. Rob.
rtyrtyrtyus 1 week ago
@rtyrtyrtyus It could be the yeast or the fermentation temperature adding unwanted esters to your finished brew. Be sure you're fermenting them cool enough, and if that doesn't help, I would advise you to use a different strain of yeast. Nottingham is wonderful, as is S-04--so either of those would give you great attenuation without much flavor addition. I hope this helps! Cheers!
terpsichoreankid 1 week ago
Im waiting for a reaction one day of, "I wanna brush my teeth with it!"
aaron2414 6 months ago
@aaron2414 LOL
terpsichoreankid 6 months ago
Hey Joe, I just brewed my first batch (IPA) and i've read and been told that you should strain your wort going into the primary fermenter. Heard people say you should or you shouldn't or you can if you want. I strained my batch but it makes me think that i may have lost some bittering/aroma hops. In my secondary right now. Any thoughts?
mcfly994 1 year ago
@mcfly994 Nah--I wouldn't worry too much about it at all. Part of the process you need to do right before pitching your yeast is aerating your wort. The yeast need oxygen to replicate, so churning it up, sending it through a strainer, etc. are all good things for your beer. I almost always put my brew through a strainer too to catch residual hops and gunk. But yeah--don't worry a bit. I'm sure it will be a-ok!
terpsichoreankid 1 year ago
I'm English and our Ales and we do have fiesty beers and as we do have fiesty people!
Scoused5000 1 year ago
how come your bottle doesn't have any sediment in it? Mine always have loads of sediments.
massiveants 1 year ago
@massiveants They do have sediment, it's just a small amount. This batch in particular had very fine sediment--I attribute it to the Danstar Nottingham yeast I used. That stuff cakes like crazy and just doesn't move! Cheers!
terpsichoreankid 1 year ago
From what I understand, hop extract will give you the bittering properties, but none of the flavour or aroma properties. I usually try to avoid kits that say hop extract, because I can't get hops to fix the aroma on those kits.
PeiHomeBrewer 1 year ago
@PeiHomeBrewer I think I remember you mentioning this in one of your videos, but I was that vid after I had already bought this kit. Overall, it's not too bad--but yes, there is little to no aroma in it. The nice bitter bite is there, but it seems to attack and then fade. I think it's a pretty good beer, especially from a can kit, but a dash of real hops during brewing would bring the flavors out much better. Sad to hear you can't get to the home brew supplies you need!! :-(
terpsichoreankid 1 year ago
@terpsichoreankid I am sure it's a nice beer regardless. Hops are cheap if you can get them, so a kit is still worth buying if it has a nice flavour overall. Even the kits that do use real hops could benefit from some dry hopping I'd say. I am finding the Cooper's kits are quite generous with their hops; even the Cooper's 'Lager' had a fair bite to it. I'm expecting my Canadian 'IPA' to be quite mild.
PeiHomeBrewer 1 year ago
VERY GOOD JOE. LOVE THE GLASS
RDM003 1 year ago
@RDM003 Thanks! They're my all around, go-to beer steins. Can't remember where I got them, but they're heavy and work great with 12oz beers. Cheers!
terpsichoreankid 1 year ago
Great review! The tongue taste sounds like the hop extract.. That's the only thing I can think of that could be causing it.
Does it taste like alka seltzer/perier water sort of bite on the tongue?
Or is it a flavor bite?
There is also carbination bite that I've heard of too.
TakeSomeAdvice 1 year ago
@TakeSomeAdvice I'm thinking it is the hop extract. This is the first batch I've done where on the label of the brew it says "hop extract" rather than "hops," so it's probably a processed hop that I've not tasted before. It doesn't have an alka seltzer type of bite to it--it's more of a like a sharp bitter bite that fades away after a few moments. The aftertaste is a very smooth, malty sort of taste. It's actually quite good! Cheers!
terpsichoreankid 1 year ago