mh971
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Just starting out and on my third kit now. I have spent a lot of time reading various forums and articles and have been pleased with results so far, However;
After reading Heyyu's post (7th May) and all the answers and suggestions that followed I decided to use the Coopers Mexican Cerveza I had and add some hops. Hallertau finishing hops from local home brew shop. Along with the hops I've used S23 yeast and a Kg of Dextrose. I managed to break the hops tea bag when stirring prior to adding.
All has been fermenting fine between 12 and 16 degrees in the shed, and is still bubbling a week later, but when I take a SG reading and then taste from SG tube afterwards it is tasting ok but smells very grassy like I added lawn clippings and not hops. Can anyone help with whether this is likely to disappear with further fermenation and conditioning or have I made an unsalvageable error?
All previous kits I tasted at every SG reading and was happy with progression.
After reading Heyyu's post (7th May) and all the answers and suggestions that followed I decided to use the Coopers Mexican Cerveza I had and add some hops. Hallertau finishing hops from local home brew shop. Along with the hops I've used S23 yeast and a Kg of Dextrose. I managed to break the hops tea bag when stirring prior to adding.
All has been fermenting fine between 12 and 16 degrees in the shed, and is still bubbling a week later, but when I take a SG reading and then taste from SG tube afterwards it is tasting ok but smells very grassy like I added lawn clippings and not hops. Can anyone help with whether this is likely to disappear with further fermenation and conditioning or have I made an unsalvageable error?
All previous kits I tasted at every SG reading and was happy with progression.