Beer Really Acidic

[Verb77]

My latest brew is really acidic.

I only bottled it 5 weeks ago and gave it a little test yesterday.

Will this go away??

:wha:

 

[luckyeddie]

'Acidic' in what way - low pH or just tasting over-hoppy?

 

[Verb77]

Tasting... What does this mean.

I'm hoping it will go away with a little more time

 

[luckyeddie]

The bitter taste in beer comes from hops - and it can be quite ferocious at the start, but will tend to mellow with conditioning. It's possible that you have extracted tannins during your mashing process through temperatures being too high, or by your mash pH not being acidic enough (water being very hard?)

When you say 'tastes acidic' - does it remind you of chewing a dry teabag? If so, that's tannins, and it's not really going to go away.

Have a look at the following link...

http://www.howtobrew.com/section4/chapter21-2.html

 

[Ceejay]

...or is it acidic like vinegar? :sick:

 

[luckyeddie]

...or is it acidic like vinegar? :sick:

Never thought of that.

If you've got 20 litres of that, you'd need an awful lot of fish and chips.

:whistle: