Hello HBTC, I was looking for some tips on tasting young beer. I bottled a Baltic Porter kit yesterday and sampled the F.G. to see what I could taste. I have read that this particular style is one for long-term aging, but I am not sure what flavors are associated with a beer being to young.
The beer was okay, obviously flat and warm, but looked the part and smelled wonderful. My fermentation temp was far too high so I was expecting a very fruity flavor but I did not notice that. One thing that struck me was a lingering bitter-acidic taste like a white grapefruit with-out any of the grapefruit flavor. Is this a taste that will go away with age? It is not acetic acid, there is no vinegar flavor, just a sharply acidic taste that dominates the finish.
Beer Info: Defalco's Baltic Porter
OG/FG (Kit Specs): 1.068-1.016
OG/FG (Real Life): 1.080-1.022
Yeast: WLP029 (German Ale/Kolsch)
Ferment: First 50h 17-20 deg. C, Next 12 days 25 deg C, Gravity @ 7 days was 1.024
Thanks all
The beer was okay, obviously flat and warm, but looked the part and smelled wonderful. My fermentation temp was far too high so I was expecting a very fruity flavor but I did not notice that. One thing that struck me was a lingering bitter-acidic taste like a white grapefruit with-out any of the grapefruit flavor. Is this a taste that will go away with age? It is not acetic acid, there is no vinegar flavor, just a sharply acidic taste that dominates the finish.
Beer Info: Defalco's Baltic Porter
OG/FG (Kit Specs): 1.068-1.016
OG/FG (Real Life): 1.080-1.022
Yeast: WLP029 (German Ale/Kolsch)
Ferment: First 50h 17-20 deg. C, Next 12 days 25 deg C, Gravity @ 7 days was 1.024
Thanks all