A wierd one. Tasteless beer after fermentation.

[Jamesman]

Hi, I don't know if anyone's experienced this or can explain it it to me. I brewed clibits centennial brown ale a couple of weeks ago and when I tasted it at the time putting it in the fermenting bucket it had a nice taste to it. Fast forward 2 weeks and I was testing the abv for the final gravity and its got no taste at all. Its just like brown water. I'm disappointed. I was looking forward to this one. Fermentation all went well aswell. Anyone got any ideas? Cheers.

 

[Brewnaldo]

Do a covid test?

 

[Jamesman]

Do a covid test?

Ha, I had one yesterday. Negative.

 

[Nicks90]

But when you tasted it going in to the FV it will be very sugary. Like adding salt, it can be a flavour enhancer.
Now it's brewed you don't have that enhancer there, but alcohol.

I always find uncarb'd beer to be very plain. Many a super hoppy ipa brewed and nearly always think 'damn that's a bit pathetic for 200gms of hops!'. But once there's some bubbles, that acts as a flavour enhancer by pushing the aromatics up your nose. Remember 90% of taste is actually smell.

 

[Brewnaldo]

Ha, I had one yesterday. Negative.

In all seriousness, beer tastes very different pre/post ferment and whilst I cant put specifically "tasteless" as one I can recall, I have learned that the taste off the FV at any point, whilst it might be an indicator that something has gone awry, really cant be relied upon to be indicative of the final prodict.

Certainly, I have though some beers tasted vinegery pre packaging, and on more than one occassion thought I had the bittering all wrong. All turned out ok.

The only beer I make that tastes as it should off the FV is hefeweizen.

Dont read too much into it and proceed as normal for me.

 

[Jamesman]

Thanks for the replys. I'll bottle it then and leave it for a couple of months see how it improves . It was gonna go down the plughole so it's had a pardon. Cheers.

 

[Dads_Ale]

Would be interesting to see what the recipe was and the mash temps etc (OG and FG)

 

[Jamesman]

Would be interesting to see what the recipe was and the mash temps etc (OG and FG)

Hi, its this recipe

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/centennial-brown-ale.53514/
The only thing I changed was the crystal 40 to caramunich 2. I hit the og and final gravity. Its a wierd one. Cheers.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

I was testing the abv for the final gravity and its got no taste at all. Its just like brown water.

Aside from the options already mentioned, it may have oxidised?

 

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

In my opinion, most people rush their beer

A 5.4% beer needs at least 5 weeks to develop its true flavour

I suspect that in 2 months it will taste significantly better

 

[Jamesman]

Thanks for all the help. I'll bottle it tomorrow and then forget about it for a bit. Cheers.