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From: Foles <eamonnfo...@gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 01:05:20 -0700 (PDT)

Local: Wed, May 14 2008 4:05 am

Subject: Re: good taste after fermentation, sour after bottling

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On May 13, 1:07 am, Derric <derric1...@removethis.yahoo.com> wrote:

> > thanks - i sampled another one today and its getting better. I think
> > I've fallen into the trap of mistaking "green" beer for contaminated
> > or oxidised beer! I have a funny feeling that it will be pretty good
> > in a few more weeks time.

> Hopefully it will be fine...

> I'll throw out a couple points, tho' ...
> 1. Always give it time. Don't rush, there are often odd tastes
> early on.
> 2. Truly SOUR probably means bacteria, as the other poster
> mentioned. Refrigerate it and drink it as long as you
> can stand it (some people actually like sour beers?)!
> I've also saved a bad sour batch to use as boiling
> liquid for bratwursts... If it is sour from bacteria,
> it will not get better, only more sour over longer
> periods of time.
> 3. On a few occasions I've had hops give a rather sour note, but
> that improved with some age.

> Derric

thanks for the tips - ill give it another taste this weekend for the
final conclusion (over 2 weeks since bottling).
I'm thinking my interpretation of sour wasnt actually sour, and the
beer was simply not bottle conditioned yet. Ill see what happens -
although ive got another batch fermenting at the moment (and a new
spigpot in case that was the cause).

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