I just bottled a Brewers Best kit "Imperial Blonde Ale"
It actually fermented out to a lower FG than the kit predicts for a 5 gallon batch.
This is a STRONG beer!
OG: 1.071
FG: 1.014
~7.5%ABV
The taste at bottling not terrible but it's far from palatable. It smells like apple cider but just tastes like a strong fruity ale when it hits your mouth with a bitter aftertaste and strong alcohol presence.
I can't explain why it smells so fruity. Could it be from the corn sugar content?
Here is the recipe for 5 gallons:
6.6 lbs light LME
1.0 lb Wheat DME
1.0 lb Corn sugar
1.0 lb honey malt
1.5 oz bittering hops
0.5 oz aroma hops
0.5 oz flavoring hops
IBU's ~30
Yeast: Fermentis US-05 dry ale yeast.
OG: 1.071
FG: 1.014
Fermented for 18 days at 66 - 68F. Gravity has been stable for 4 days.
I'm hoping that some extended bottle conditioning will mellow out the flavor and aroma.
I was thinking too high a fermentation temp might be the problem but US-05 is supposed to work well from 59-75F
It actually fermented out to a lower FG than the kit predicts for a 5 gallon batch.
This is a STRONG beer!
OG: 1.071
FG: 1.014
~7.5%ABV
The taste at bottling not terrible but it's far from palatable. It smells like apple cider but just tastes like a strong fruity ale when it hits your mouth with a bitter aftertaste and strong alcohol presence.
I can't explain why it smells so fruity. Could it be from the corn sugar content?
Here is the recipe for 5 gallons:
6.6 lbs light LME
1.0 lb Wheat DME
1.0 lb Corn sugar
1.0 lb honey malt
1.5 oz bittering hops
0.5 oz aroma hops
0.5 oz flavoring hops
IBU's ~30
Yeast: Fermentis US-05 dry ale yeast.
OG: 1.071
FG: 1.014
Fermented for 18 days at 66 - 68F. Gravity has been stable for 4 days.
I'm hoping that some extended bottle conditioning will mellow out the flavor and aroma.
I was thinking too high a fermentation temp might be the problem but US-05 is supposed to work well from 59-75F