Galaxy_Stranger
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I'm trying to develop my pallet and learn what I like. Once in a while, I'll have a beer that has a specific taste to it. I'm starting to think it's related to the yeast used.
The guys at work brewed up a German Dopplebock recipe from the local homebrew store. It was good, but I noticed a taste in the background that didn't agree with me. As the beer warmed up, the taste got more intense. The only way I can describe it is kinda like gasoline or kerosine. Shortly after, I brewed a Munich Helles batch. Again, the beer turned out fine, but I got this same gasoline taste in the background.
A couple weeks ago, I bought a "Weisenbock" from the liqour store. To my surprise, it had the same gasoline taste. Today, I got a bottle of each Chimay ale and tried the Red - and it had the same gas taste. I couldn't even finish it.
What could I possibly be interpreting as gasoline? Could this be related to the type of yeast used in the beer? I'm thinking that's the case, because that's the only difference between the guys' dopplebock recipe and the one I used.
Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated, as I want to identify what's causing this so I can avoid it in my homebrew.
TIA.
The guys at work brewed up a German Dopplebock recipe from the local homebrew store. It was good, but I noticed a taste in the background that didn't agree with me. As the beer warmed up, the taste got more intense. The only way I can describe it is kinda like gasoline or kerosine. Shortly after, I brewed a Munich Helles batch. Again, the beer turned out fine, but I got this same gasoline taste in the background.
A couple weeks ago, I bought a "Weisenbock" from the liqour store. To my surprise, it had the same gasoline taste. Today, I got a bottle of each Chimay ale and tried the Red - and it had the same gas taste. I couldn't even finish it.
What could I possibly be interpreting as gasoline? Could this be related to the type of yeast used in the beer? I'm thinking that's the case, because that's the only difference between the guys' dopplebock recipe and the one I used.
Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated, as I want to identify what's causing this so I can avoid it in my homebrew.
TIA.