'''Alcoholic:''' A warm prickly sensation in the mouth and throat.
·Increase *Increase Fermentable sugars through use of malt or Adjuncts. ·Healthy *Healthy and Attenuattive yeast strains·Within *Within the general 145-158 degree F range of mashing temperatures the lower mash temperature produce more fermentables, thus more resulting alcohol. ·Aeration *Aeration of wort before pitching aids yeast activity.·Fusel *Fusel (solvent-like) alcohols are procuded at high temperatures·Age *Age and oxidation will convert some of the ethanol to higher solvent like alcohol.
'''Bitter:''' A sensation generally percieved on the back of the tongue, and sometimes foof of the mouth, as with caffeine or hop resin.
·High*High: Black and roasted malts and grains ·High*High: Great amounts of boiling hops·High*High: Alkaline water can draw out bitter components from grains·High*High: Effective boiling of hops ·Low*Low: High fermentation temperatures and quick fermentation rates will decrease hop bitterness·Filtration *Filtration can remove some bitterness.
'''Body:''' Not a flavor but a sensation of viscosity in the mouth as with thick (full body) and thin (light body)beers.
·Full*Full: Use of Malto-dextrin, dextrinous malts, lactose, crystal malt, caramel malt, dextrin (CaraPils) Malt ·Thin*Thin: Use of highly fermentable malt·Thin*Thin: Use of enzymes that break down carbohydrates in mash, fermentation or storage.·Full*Full: High Temperature Mash ·Low*Low: Low Temperature mash·Low*Low: Age will reduce body ·Low*Low: Wild Yeast and bacteria may reduce body by breaking down carbohydrates
'''Diacetyl:''' Butter or butterscotch flavor.
·High *High Levels: Unhealthy, non-flocculating yeast ·High *High Levels: Not enough soluble nitrogen-based yeast nutrient in wort.·High *High Levels: Not enough oxygen in wort when pitching yeast·High *High Levels: Bacterial contamination·High*High/Low: Yeast strain will influence production of diacetyl·High *High Levels: Excessive use of adjuncts such as corn or rice, deficient in amino acid (soluble nitrogen-based nutrients)·High *High Levels: Chilling fermentation too soon ·High *High Levels: High-temperature initial fermentation·High *High Levels: Premature fining takes yeast out of suspension too soon·Low *Low Levels: Agitated extended fermentation.·Low *Low Levels: High temperature during extended fermentation.·Low *Low Levels: Kraeusening·High *High levels: Bacteria from equipment. ·High*High/Low: Configuration and size of fermenting vessel will influence production.
'''DMS (dimethylsulfide):''' Cooked cabbage or sweet cornlike aroma.
·High *High Levels: High-moisture malt, especially six row varieties ·High *High Levels: bacterial contamination of wort.·Low *Low Levels: Use of two row English malt·High *High Levels: Under pitching of yeast.·High *High Levels: Bacterially infected yeast slurry.·Low *Low Levels: Longer boil will diminish DMS ·High *High Levels: Oversparging at low temperatures (especially lower than 160 degrees·High *High Levels: Bacteria from equipment.·High *High Levels: Introduction of unfiltered co2 produced by fermentation. Bottle priming will produce small amounts.·High *High Levels: Covered pot during boil.
'''Husky/Grainy(astringent)''' : Raw grainlike flavor, dry, puckerlike sensation as in grape skins.'''·Alkaline *Alkaline or high sulfate water. ·Stems *Stems and skins of fruit.·Six *Six row more than two row malt·Oversparging *Oversparging grains ·Boiling *Boiling grains·Excess *Excess trub·Poor *Poor hot brew (improper boiling)· * Over milling/grinding·High *High temperature sparge water (over 175 degrees)
'''Phenolic:''' Medicinal, band-aidlike, smokey, clovelike, plasticlike.
·High*High: Chlorinated (tap) water. ·Wheat *Wheat malt (clovelike) or roasted barley/malts (smoky)·Oversparging *Oversparging of mash ·Boiling *Boiling grains·Cleaning *Cleaning compound residue ·Plastic *Plastic hoses and gaskets·Bacterial *Bacterial and wild yeast contamination.·Defective *Defective bottle cap linings.
'''Sour/Acidic:''' Sensation generaly perceived on the sides of the tongue sort of like with lemonjuice or sour candy.
·Introduction *Introduction of lactobacillus, acetobacter and other acid forming bacteria. ·Too *Too much refined sugar.·Addition *Addition of citric acid.·Excessive *Excessive ascorbic acid. (Vitamin C)·Mashing *Mashing too long promotes bacterial growth and acid byproducts in mash.·Bacteria *Bacteria in wort, fermentation.·Excessive *Excessive fermentation temperatures promotes bacterial growth.·Bacteria *Bacteria harbored in scratched surfaces of plastic, glass, stainless, improper welds, valves, spigots, gaskets, discolored plastic. ·Use *Use of wooden spoon in cooled wort or fermentation.·Storage *Storage at warm temperatures. ·Unsanitary *Unsanitary bottles or keg. ==See Also==* [[Technical]]* [[Processes]]
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