Does anybody else get a slightly sharp alcohol flavor in their fermenting beer, when they fast ferment?
I fast ferment my beer with a healthy pitch of yeast and pure O2. I keep it on the low end of temp and ramp up to the high end in 7 days. When its free of off flavors(typically around day 7) I cool it to the mid 50s for a week then keg it.
When I brewed a higher alcohol content beer >8% abv I got a sharp flavor in my beer. I tasted it at day 6 of my fermentation when my OG stabilized for 3 days. It tasted great no off flavors. Then at day 7 I suddenly got a sharp alcohol flavor. Its not crazy but its there. Almost a mid tongue alcohol bite. No change in gravity though.
Is this common for anybody else? I realize I can let it sit to settle the alcohol. I was wondering though if anybody has succesfully fast fermented a DIPA without getting this alcohol sharpness.
It might be because my beer finished drier then expected. ( I wanted 1.013 i got 1.010). My PH is 4.19 if that helps.
I am planning on rebrewing the recipe, which is a Sip of Sunshine clone(https://beerandbrewing.com/VvV1WCcAAFgR3g0e/article/lawsons-double-sunshine-ipa-recipe) but im looking for it to be smooth, so the alcohol bite is a little offsetting. So any other tips on getting the beer to be smooth and not have this bite will be greatly appreciated!
thanks
I fast ferment my beer with a healthy pitch of yeast and pure O2. I keep it on the low end of temp and ramp up to the high end in 7 days. When its free of off flavors(typically around day 7) I cool it to the mid 50s for a week then keg it.
When I brewed a higher alcohol content beer >8% abv I got a sharp flavor in my beer. I tasted it at day 6 of my fermentation when my OG stabilized for 3 days. It tasted great no off flavors. Then at day 7 I suddenly got a sharp alcohol flavor. Its not crazy but its there. Almost a mid tongue alcohol bite. No change in gravity though.
Is this common for anybody else? I realize I can let it sit to settle the alcohol. I was wondering though if anybody has succesfully fast fermented a DIPA without getting this alcohol sharpness.
It might be because my beer finished drier then expected. ( I wanted 1.013 i got 1.010). My PH is 4.19 if that helps.
I am planning on rebrewing the recipe, which is a Sip of Sunshine clone(https://beerandbrewing.com/VvV1WCcAAFgR3g0e/article/lawsons-double-sunshine-ipa-recipe) but im looking for it to be smooth, so the alcohol bite is a little offsetting. So any other tips on getting the beer to be smooth and not have this bite will be greatly appreciated!
thanks
