Bacon Beer

[weggl]

Muddy, I remember in a post some time back you mentioned one of the infections taste like bacon. Well I just bottled an Unreal Ale and unreal it is, I reckon if you poured this beer on the toast add a couple of eggs you would have breakfast.

This batch had 25 g Fuggles steeped 5 min. This is the first time I have used Fuggles so unless Fuggles taste like bacon I\u2019m in trouble. Should I just empty all the bottles now or give them 2 weeks and try?

 

Warren

 

 

[Matty A]

Hmm you should have added abit of egg and toast at bottling time. Now that's a real liquid breakfast.

 

From what I have heard there are a couple of sources of infection that would cause this. I have also heard that dark malts cause this flavour.

 

Maybe wait for someone like Paul to help, he might be able to shed more light on it.

[Guest]

I wouldn't empty them Warren. They're in the bottle now so unless you need the bottles, just let them sit for a while. You have nothing to lose by doing this.

[Muddy Waters]

I think the only mention of bacon I've made around here is that a smoked beer I tasted at Craftbrewer left a bacon like taste in my mouth.

 

Can't shed any light on this one sorry Warren.

[91abv_chris]

I've heard of bacon vodka, but can't imagine bacon beer.

 

Doesn't sound too bad on the surface