Hi All,
just after some advice/2nd opinions etc. (sorry if its a long post)
i've had another go at a steam beer and not sure if i did something wrong (most likely knowing me). I followed a nice simple recipe and made a starter etc for the brew. All fermented well and racked after 5 days, transfered from the secondary to cold conditioning and left for 3 weeks.
tasting up till this point things where looking good and all was well. However now that its in the bottle it tastes like socks and cardboard. I would rather lick dirt then drink the stuff, its got a huge yeasty taste to it (its finally going away).
Now because i live in lovely hot darwin and i really can't keep the temp below 24-25 degrees during primary i'm wondering if thats where the taste has come from and its time to buy a temp control for a fridge or is there something more sinister at large ?? :huh:
any ideas or comments are welcome.
just after some advice/2nd opinions etc. (sorry if its a long post)
i've had another go at a steam beer and not sure if i did something wrong (most likely knowing me). I followed a nice simple recipe and made a starter etc for the brew. All fermented well and racked after 5 days, transfered from the secondary to cold conditioning and left for 3 weeks.
tasting up till this point things where looking good and all was well. However now that its in the bottle it tastes like socks and cardboard. I would rather lick dirt then drink the stuff, its got a huge yeasty taste to it (its finally going away).
Now because i live in lovely hot darwin and i really can't keep the temp below 24-25 degrees during primary i'm wondering if thats where the taste has come from and its time to buy a temp control for a fridge or is there something more sinister at large ?? :huh:
any ideas or comments are welcome.