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[svyturys]

I've just tasted the quite green lager that i was brewing as one of my two brews. One week after bottling I can report that the brew is clear, quite pale, has fine bubbling and a very good head and tastes GREAT! My daughter confirmed this and commented on its freshness and crispness. It did have the yeasty back flavour that is associated with homebrew...but I am happy to associate this with its green quality...it was not overpowering in the least. I am now lagering some of it and keeping the rest in their dark little hidey hole.
SO ..a GREAT BIG THANK YOU to TROUGH LOLLY, GIBOVSKI, HOMEBREWER 79 and EARLE for seeing me through the "strange airlock situation" to what, I feel, is a far better than expected result. (Frankly I was expecting something like pee...or what I imagine pee to be.)
As a newbie, I would also be interested to know how the other "problem" brews came out. it would be good to compare notes as I realise now what potential there is in homebrew...as the elders on the site are quite well aware.
Thanks heaps, guys...I'm indebted.
Cheers
Svyturys

[homebrewer79]

or what I imagine pee to be.

Glad it worked out well, it'll only get better from here, good idea to store a few bottles for later tastings. I generally keep a few for 3,6 and 12 months to see how they improve (or go downhill )

[Chris]

It did have the yeasty back flavour that is associated with homebrew...

Those are fight'n words...

[earle]

It did have the yeasty back flavour that is associated with

real beer????

[Kevnlis]

It did have the yeasty back flavour that is associated with

real beer????

+1

[svyturys]

OK Chris,
I have now prostrated myself on the ground, facing Adelaide, the Mecca of beer in Australia, and I humbly beg your forgiveness.
Given that, I should make it clear that ALL the homebrews I have tasted in the past (with the exception of one) had an overpowering yeast taste...mine didn't ... it had a hint which I described as a "back flavour"...not a bad thing.
My first brewing experience gave me quite a good beer...back in 1975..it involved many pots and saucepans of huge volume and pantyhose! Five people were involved so I can't recall all the details but it seems that it would be close to what you guys call AG. I still have all the hardware...it would make an Italian "nonna" blush. That brew was good but I did not have the ongoing supply of people to mash and steep etc. so it was all a "one off". My following brew (1980's) was a kit from ?Brigellow? ..and that was what turned me off homebrew....that OVERPOWERING yeast taste.
Now I know what went wrong...sugar...temperature etc. etc. so I am hoping that this excursion into HB will deliver the goods, kik arse, rock, etc
Thanks Guys
Svyturys

[earle]

I suppose the point is that yeast is a major contributor to the flavour profile of beer but is maligned by the producers of megaswill who along with removing all trace of flavour also remove all trace of yeast. Now I would agree that some homebrew has too much yeast and if its been brewed at high temperatures as per coopers instructions it probably doesn't taste that great. Two tips, leave the brew to settle for a week after fermentation has ceased to allow the yeast to settle, less will make it into your bottles. Secondly pour your beer into a glass to drink it leaving the yeast in the bottle, this will also allow you to appreciate the true flavour of the beer that you miss when you drink it from a bottle and can't smell it.

Having said all that, as I tried a wider range of beer I came to appreciate the different flavours including that of yeast, especially in wheat beers. The bottles of these are often gently rolled before pouring to rouse the yeast. Occasionally I'll even tip the yeasty dregs from my homebrew into the glass to check out the flavour.

[Trough Lolly]

I've just tasted the quite green lager that i was brewing as one of my two brews. One week after bottling I can report that the brew is clear, quite pale, has fine bubbling and a very good head and tastes GREAT! My daughter confirmed this and commented on its freshness and crispness. It did have the yeasty back flavour that is associated with homebrew...but I am happy to associate this with its green quality...it was not overpowering in the least. I am now lagering some of it and keeping the rest in their dark little hidey hole.
SO ..a GREAT BIG THANK YOU to TROUGH LOLLY, GIBOVSKI, HOMEBREWER 79 and EARLE for seeing me through the "strange airlock situation" to what, I feel, is a far better than expected result. (Frankly I was expecting something like pee...or what I imagine pee to be.)
As a newbie, I would also be interested to know how the other "problem" brews came out. it would be good to compare notes as I realise now what potential there is in homebrew...as the elders on the site are quite well aware.
Thanks heaps, guys...I'm indebted.
Cheers
Svyturys

Good work Svyturys - the yeasty flavours will subside in the lager after a while - it should taste very "green" after only a week in the bottle - it's a wonder it was even carbonated! Give lagers time to mature and you'll be rewarded. As I've said time and time again, fresh ingredients, patience and temp control are the three keys to a great lager.

Cheers,
TL