Carbonic Bite after 24 hours?

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by JoeSpartaNJ, Jul 27, 2013.

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  1. JoeSpartaNJ

    JoeSpartaNJ Zealot (691) Feb 5, 2008 New Jersey


    My tried and true method for carbing my beers is as follow:

    Rack to Keg (with no cold crashing)
    Purge Keg and set at 30 psi for 48 hours.
    Set to serving psi, drink away.

    My last batch of pale ale however, something is off. I am not sure if it is carbonic bite, or if the beer is just "green."

    With my higher gravity beers (over 1.060 OG) I let let them sit for 17 days and rack.

    For my lower gravity beers (sub 1.060 OG) I usually rack after 10 to 12 days and rack.

    So on day 10 (FG 1.008,) even with a little krausen in suspension, I racked to keg as normal and let sit for 24 hours @ 30 psi. I purged the keg, turned to serving pressure (12 psi) and started pouring. Like most cases, no head on the beer yet but carbonation is spot on.

    However there is that over carbonation/carbonic bite with a touch of yeasty in the background.

    what do you think? Carbonic bite, green beer, or a little of both?

    Since last night, I have turned the gas off of it and have been purging the gas on the keg every so often, as I over carbed a batch before and this seemed to do the trick.

    Thanks in advance,

    Joe
     
  2. utahbeerdude

    utahbeerdude Maven (1,374) May 2, 2006 Utah

    Probably just green. It will most likely get better with time. RDWHAHB.
     
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  3. FATC1TY

    FATC1TY Pooh-Bah (2,564) Feb 12, 2012 Georgia
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    I would set it to serving pressure, stop playing with it, and put it in the back of the keezer.

    It's green beer. I've put kegs in at 30psi for 2-3 days and while they appear carbed, let them sit in your glass more than 20 minutes, they'll be flat as hell.

    More often though, it's just green beer. Needs time to sit and get wor
     
  4. JoeSpartaNJ

    JoeSpartaNJ Zealot (691) Feb 5, 2008 New Jersey

    I "sampled" a few more today. Definitely green. Going to let it sit until next weekend and "try" again.

    Thanks guys
     
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