Rob S
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So I poured my first glass of my first AG brew just then and want to get some feedback from more experienced brewers.
It's dry and quite hoppy from the Saaz which I'm happy about. Needs more time in the bottle to mellow though I presume.
There is little to no carbonation - it's as flat as a tack. I didn't have any vessels to bulk prime with so I did 2 x sugar drops per longneck.
There is a odd head on it. Very sudsy. Sort of soapy suds.
There's quite a bit of haze too which doesn't bother me.
So not too unhappy, I didn't expect perfect beer, but I would have liked some bubbles in it.
So what do you think could be the reason for the lack of bubbles and soapy top?
I racked to secondary, CC'd for 2 weeks at 1*C, bottled with 2 drops per tallie, capped them off with fresh caps and kept at room temp for 2 weeks.... Yeast used was Wyeast Bavarian Lager. Can't think of anything else that may help my question.
Could it have been from spraying Star San into the bottles and not rinsing them out enough or bottling them too quickly after Star San'ing?
Cheers
Rob
It's dry and quite hoppy from the Saaz which I'm happy about. Needs more time in the bottle to mellow though I presume.
There is little to no carbonation - it's as flat as a tack. I didn't have any vessels to bulk prime with so I did 2 x sugar drops per longneck.
There is a odd head on it. Very sudsy. Sort of soapy suds.
There's quite a bit of haze too which doesn't bother me.
So not too unhappy, I didn't expect perfect beer, but I would have liked some bubbles in it.
So what do you think could be the reason for the lack of bubbles and soapy top?
I racked to secondary, CC'd for 2 weeks at 1*C, bottled with 2 drops per tallie, capped them off with fresh caps and kept at room temp for 2 weeks.... Yeast used was Wyeast Bavarian Lager. Can't think of anything else that may help my question.
Could it have been from spraying Star San into the bottles and not rinsing them out enough or bottling them too quickly after Star San'ing?
Cheers
Rob