threemileisland
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Has anyone tried wheat beers and gotten a bad result? I’ve done 3 this year, and these have been my worst 1-2-3 out of 20 batches or so. They all have a slight funky aftertaste... not sure how to describe it... a cloying tart caramel aftertaste maybe? My gf will drink them, but all I can think about is how far off they are from commercial examples.
The experimentalist in me tried changing variables to fix it. I’ve progressively lowered the fermentation temp (uncontrolled then 72 then 64), changed yeasts (2 German hefe strains and US05), tried common and less common hops, and gotten extract from both my LHBS and online. Same flaw each time. Otherwise my process and sanitization has been the same as my other brews, which otherwise works well.
Could it be that wheat extracts are just... subpar? (At least compared to barley malts.) My nose detected a slight tart smell in the extract, but I can’t be certain if this was the same as the final flaw or just the nature of it.
Is it reasonable to blame the extract? Anyone else had a similar result? My next experiment will be to try a wheat all-grain.
The experimentalist in me tried changing variables to fix it. I’ve progressively lowered the fermentation temp (uncontrolled then 72 then 64), changed yeasts (2 German hefe strains and US05), tried common and less common hops, and gotten extract from both my LHBS and online. Same flaw each time. Otherwise my process and sanitization has been the same as my other brews, which otherwise works well.
Could it be that wheat extracts are just... subpar? (At least compared to barley malts.) My nose detected a slight tart smell in the extract, but I can’t be certain if this was the same as the final flaw or just the nature of it.
Is it reasonable to blame the extract? Anyone else had a similar result? My next experiment will be to try a wheat all-grain.