Different taste, same batch
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:22 am
I finally started consuming my last batch...mmmmm. However, I have two dilemmas.
First has to do with carbonation. When I pour the beer (bottled), I get good head but not much of that residual carbonation that bubbles up from the bottom. Could it need more conditioning time? I bottled it three weeks ago.
Second dilemma is, the flavor of the beer is different in the one liter bottle that I opened, compared to the 1/2 liter bottle. The 1/2 liter bottle tasted pretty much like an IPA should, while the larger bottle tasted a little less hoppy and a little more malty. The only difference in the process was when I bottled, I bottled all of my one liter bottles first and then finished with the smaller, 1/2 liter bottles. The only thing I can think of, is that there was something in suspension that was hanging a little lower in the bucket when I was bottling, causing the first bottles to get more of something and the last ones to be bottled less of something. Maybe I messed up the DME solution or the way I added it???
I'm thinking I should just work my way through the rest of the bottles today, compare each one, and then compete for drunk of the week on the session tonight!
First has to do with carbonation. When I pour the beer (bottled), I get good head but not much of that residual carbonation that bubbles up from the bottom. Could it need more conditioning time? I bottled it three weeks ago.
Second dilemma is, the flavor of the beer is different in the one liter bottle that I opened, compared to the 1/2 liter bottle. The 1/2 liter bottle tasted pretty much like an IPA should, while the larger bottle tasted a little less hoppy and a little more malty. The only difference in the process was when I bottled, I bottled all of my one liter bottles first and then finished with the smaller, 1/2 liter bottles. The only thing I can think of, is that there was something in suspension that was hanging a little lower in the bucket when I was bottling, causing the first bottles to get more of something and the last ones to be bottled less of something. Maybe I messed up the DME solution or the way I added it???
I'm thinking I should just work my way through the rest of the bottles today, compare each one, and then compete for drunk of the week on the session tonight!