Unfortunately, the Witty Ging is barely drinkable. It’s not completely terrible, but it’s not something I would want my friends to try either. The bad taste can be attributed to the major temperature swings during fermentation. The summer heat crept up pretty quickly and the fermenter was showing readings of warmer than 80 degrees. Anything over 80 degrees is way too high and it most likely led to fusel alcohols being produced. I now have a cooler that will help control temperatures and am going to try and brew the Witty Ging again. I have to find a mini-fridge big enough to fit two fermenters at once so I can get my pipeline back on track!
Monday, June 11, 2012
Fusel Alcohols
Unfortunately, the Witty Ging is barely drinkable. It’s not completely terrible, but it’s not something I would want my friends to try either. The bad taste can be attributed to the major temperature swings during fermentation. The summer heat crept up pretty quickly and the fermenter was showing readings of warmer than 80 degrees. Anything over 80 degrees is way too high and it most likely led to fusel alcohols being produced. I now have a cooler that will help control temperatures and am going to try and brew the Witty Ging again. I have to find a mini-fridge big enough to fit two fermenters at once so I can get my pipeline back on track!
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