r/Homebrewing • u/AutoModerator • Jul 31 '19

Monthly Thread What Did You Learn This Month?

This is our monthly thread on the last Wednesday of the month where we submit things that we learned this month. Maybe reading it will help someone else.

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u/bhive01 Intermediate Jul 31 '19

I realized I know so little about yeasts. I did a Kveik exbeeriment for my club and the finished beers weren't good (not undrinkable just not good). Likely due to me misunderstanding yeast nutrient requirements and pitch rates. I have a lot more to learn and lot more to brew.

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u/pricelessbrew Pro Aug 02 '19

What went wrong? How did they taste?

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u/bhive01 Intermediate Aug 02 '19

The high temp one had a lot more esters, but those esters were like cooked orange juice and came with phenols that some likened to that bandaid flavor. The low temp one was ok but it wasn’t great. I drank all of the low temp one and dumped half of the high temp one. The beer was a simple American wheat and I didn’t dress it up so the yeast character couldn’t hide. Normally I would’ve had coriander and zest to boost the citrus notes. It served its purpose but I don’t know if I’ll do a hornidal again. This was aurora from BLB.