Apply flavor in most of my Octoberfest MrB kits

pengins27 · Post by **pengins27** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:31 am

Gentleman,

i am getting a lingering apple flavor when i do anything mixed with the octoberfest.....after some research, do you think that if i used a different yeast other than what's provided it would make a difference?

As always much respect for your knowledge and help

Post by **gwcr** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:53 am

How long have they been in the bottle, and what is your recipe? The green apple, or acetaldehyde, is usually a sign of a beer that is too young. Give it more time to condition at room temp. I found that I needed to condition my MB extract based beers much longer than my all grain beers. Don't be surprised if it takes 6-8 weeks in the bottle before they really come into their own. Some of mine tasted best after 10-12 weeks, of course by then I usually only had a couple left...

Patience solves many issues.

DaYooper · Post by **DaYooper** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:05 pm

Agreed. The instructions that come with MrB tend to be way too short. 3 weeks in the keg, then 4 weeks at room temperature (68-70) to carb and condition at a minimum. The instructions are artificially short for marketing although they forget that those that turn out poopy beer tend not to buy any more refills.

Dawg LB Steve · Post by **Dawg LB Steve** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:13 pm

+1 GWCR and Da Yooper!

mashani · Post by **mashani** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 2:14 pm

Also if your not conditioning at room temperature (above 60, even 70 is fine too), then do that. Do not condition your beer cold, or it will never go away (you used ale yeast, not lager yeast, and it doesn't like cold). It's good to chill them for a while before drinking them, but not for the initial 3-6 weeks of conditioning/carbonating.

jimjohson · Post by **jimjohson** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 5:22 pm

The Borg jumped all over that one! Felt like the old days didn't it?

Kealia · Post by **Kealia** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:37 pm

I'm just going to dog pile on and support what has been said already. If it's only with the Octoberfest it could just be because of how malty it is. I'm going with "time will fix it" (at the correct temp, that is).

swenocha · Post by **swenocha** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:32 pm

Also, was it just the kit as delivered, or are there additional ingredients at play? I agree with what has been said. Temps, adjuncts, and time...

pengins27 · Post by **pengins27** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:01 pm

i will let them set longer, in teh basement roughly 66/68deg year round. Thank you guys for your amazing help!!

Apply flavor in most of my Octoberfest MrB kits

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