barreled

[sis200sx]

hey all just a question, is it normal that my beer will taste like slightly flavoured water in the early stages of it being barreled?? its been in the barrel now for a week in fermentation temp just about to move it to serving temp now and also there seems to be a hell of a lot of pressure build up? is this normal again sorry for being a pain just this is first time brewwing so not too sure lol hope to hear from you soon thanks once again si

[Zatoichi]

No worries mate thats what this place is all about The pressure in the barrel is nothing to worry about and is usually quite noticeable with budget barrels. Secondly beer goes through some strange stages of flavor in the first and even second week of barreling especially if you have primed it with sugar. I've tasted beers that seem tasteless in the first week after barreling which have bloomed into wonderful brews.

[Ditch]

What kit is it, Si'?

[sis200sx]

thank you all for your help in getting me though this process lol the kit im using is the the finlandia talviolut (winter) kit i bought it from a local shop that specialises in beer brewing kits and stocks all the startup equiptment i went for this kit as its not the cheepest kit there (so it didnt taste like crap and put me off altogether lol) and its not the most expensive one so that if it did go tits up (as its my first time) its not too much money down the drain sos to speak lol i dont know if anyone else has tried the kit? regards si

[mickhew]

Mate, seach this forum by the kit name, if anyone's done this one, you'll find it. If you followed the instructions, and didn't use too much water, it should be o.k. I would get another brew on, just in case. If you have only one barrel, you can bottle the next one.

[sis200sx]

yeah tis all well and good saying that but its the price of all the bottles and another kit as am relly brassic a the mo thats the problem otherwise i would have another keg and a 20 quid kit on the go lol but thanks for the advice the only thing is that on the instructions for this kit there was no info for barreling just bottling thats all

[Ditch]

What kit is it, Si'?

The kit I'm using is the the Finlandia Talviolut (Winter) kit

*Choke!*

Yeah ..... Right ..... Fair play to ye, mate. Good luck with that one; What ever in hell it is

Never know; It might turn out to be one of the Seven Deadly Finns!

[sis200sx]

what do ya mean by that if you dont mind me askin?? lol

[Ditch]

Just that ye took the rug out from under my feet with that kit, mate. Possibly everyone else's, by the lack of more informed responses? Simple fact is; I've never in my life heard of that one. Never even heard of Finnish beer, come to that

Come to think of it; Wouldn't they likely go for a more Lager type brew?

Aha! I wonder if That might be the source of the problem? Lager needs a different process, I believe? Did ye treat this stuff just like a 'normal' beer kit?

What ye need here is a Lager kit maker, point out what they do differently and give a verdict on what ye might expect if ye don't 'Cold Ferment', or what ever it is they do

[Andy]

I think he was postulating that you're probably the only person on the planet who's made that beer kit

What made you choose it BTW ? Finnish beer doesn't leap out as a "must brew"

[sis200sx]

well like i said its my first time and its was in tthe middle of the road price range and was one of the kits available at my local stockists i mean does any one know of any better places at all in the bradford/leeds area?? and was told its not a bad one to try thats all i mean like ive said before im a big fan of the newcatle brown and ols specled hen my self but i dont have the money to start cooking hops and all that business and i dont know how to do it all and things it was just a thing i wanted to get in to due to the fact that i dont have a lot of money to go buying all this top notch equiptment so kit for is the only way for me at the moment till i get a bit more money but that wont be for a while i mean what kits do you suggest??

[Andy]

Brupaks and Murphy's kits are good.

[sis200sx]

ahh right fair enough and na its not a lager it is a beer its a medium strength beer if you look up the kit on the internet you will find it hang on ill see if i can find a site that stocks it a sec,

http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/aca ... _Kits.html

there you go try that

[Andy]

OK.

After fermentation's over it should be tasting like beer (all be it "green" beer), I'd be a bit concerned if it just tastes like flavoured water. Leave it a week and have another taste.

[sis200sx]

ok will do thanks a lot to all