Hi,
Tried to brew my first non-kit batch, using only malt and hops. I used:
5 lbs of Munton light
2 lbs of Munton amber
1 oz of freeze dried cascade hops for bittering (not pellets, the actual hops)
1 oz of freeze dried chinook for finishing
Windsor yeast
Original gravity was 1.065
Everything smelled fantastic when I brewed it. The primary fermentation went great, it was so active that it actually pushed up through the airlock. I added a secondary blow off tube.
I waited until it completely stopped fermenting, then transferred it to a secondary fermenter. I waited about a week, there seemed to be absolutely nothing happening. I bottled it, I think the final gravity was 1.022, and waited a couple of weeks.
What I got was sparkling beer soda. Nice taste, a little sweet for me (I'm guessing there was too much unfermented sugars), but no hint of the hops at all. The head last about 5 seconds, just like soda.
SO: what did I do wrong, and is there anything (other than mixing it with some GOOD beer) that I can do to fix this, such as waiting a few months before opening another bottle?
Thanks, in advance!
Tried to brew my first non-kit batch, using only malt and hops. I used:
5 lbs of Munton light
2 lbs of Munton amber
1 oz of freeze dried cascade hops for bittering (not pellets, the actual hops)
1 oz of freeze dried chinook for finishing
Windsor yeast
Original gravity was 1.065
Everything smelled fantastic when I brewed it. The primary fermentation went great, it was so active that it actually pushed up through the airlock. I added a secondary blow off tube.
I waited until it completely stopped fermenting, then transferred it to a secondary fermenter. I waited about a week, there seemed to be absolutely nothing happening. I bottled it, I think the final gravity was 1.022, and waited a couple of weeks.
What I got was sparkling beer soda. Nice taste, a little sweet for me (I'm guessing there was too much unfermented sugars), but no hint of the hops at all. The head last about 5 seconds, just like soda.
SO: what did I do wrong, and is there anything (other than mixing it with some GOOD beer) that I can do to fix this, such as waiting a few months before opening another bottle?
Thanks, in advance!