Razorback IPA

[DavieC]

Hi ,maybe contact the manufacturer(think its Ritchies?) and send them a sample?could have been a dodgy kit?

 

[Benfleet Brewery]

Hi ,maybe contact the manufacturer(think its Ritchies?) and send them a sample?could have been a dodgy kit?

Blimey, I never thought of that. Worth a go. Cheers.

 

[Benfleet Brewery]

I’ve sent them a message via their website. I’ll see what they say.

 

[Jakeyboi]

Hey mark, you can send me a bottle and I could tell you if it tastes how mine tasted? Pm me for my address.

 

[Pavros]

I think that the problem has been identified earlier in the thread. From my experience, you have fermented at too high a temperature and this has resulted in a medicinal off-taste. The fermenting wort generates heat so, if your brew fridge was set to 24C, then the temperature of the wort would be 2 to 3 degrees higher.

I don't have any temperature control other than wrapping a towel round my fv to keep it warm or sitting it in a trug of cold water. I don't brew when the weather gets warmer because of this (although I may experiment with some of these kveik yeasts I'm reading about on here).

I usually brew at the cold end of the recommended temperatures and, whilst it may take longer to ferment out and clean up, it tends to result in a cleaner tasting beer. I would guess that I ferment at between 15 and 18C and would hesitate to brew when the house warms up to 20C or more.