DeepThought
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Hi
My first AG brew is now a week post bottling and following a quick sample to see how it's getting on I've hit a flavour I'm having trouble identifying.
It's quite hard to describe, I guess I'd say it was sort of nutty and a bit inky (think the Parker pens you used to use at school), perhaps with a hint of gloss paint. It isn't overpowering but it's there very faintly in the background and I'm trying to work out what it is so I can prevent it in the future.
The brew was a cascade and MO SMaSH fermented with US-05 at a steady 18c with no finings and no water additions. The idea being to see how my water profile works first before I start messing with anything.
The water report for my area can be found here if it helps: https://www.southernwater.co.uk/media/default/pdfs/ZH517.pdf
I appreciate the beer is still very green so maybe it'll mellow in time but it doesn't strike me as one of those flavours that will really condition out.
Any thoughts?
My first AG brew is now a week post bottling and following a quick sample to see how it's getting on I've hit a flavour I'm having trouble identifying.
It's quite hard to describe, I guess I'd say it was sort of nutty and a bit inky (think the Parker pens you used to use at school), perhaps with a hint of gloss paint. It isn't overpowering but it's there very faintly in the background and I'm trying to work out what it is so I can prevent it in the future.
The brew was a cascade and MO SMaSH fermented with US-05 at a steady 18c with no finings and no water additions. The idea being to see how my water profile works first before I start messing with anything.
The water report for my area can be found here if it helps: https://www.southernwater.co.uk/media/default/pdfs/ZH517.pdf
I appreciate the beer is still very green so maybe it'll mellow in time but it doesn't strike me as one of those flavours that will really condition out.
Any thoughts?