'Crunchie bar' flavour

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retourrbx

'Crunchie bar' flavour

Post by retourrbx » Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:43 pm

Had this in a porter - what could have caused it... please help me... please...
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Post by johnmac » Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:53 pm

Did that taste disappear as the beer matured?
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Post by anomalous_result » Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:27 am

I always associate crunchie bars with caramelised (burnt) sugar so perhaps something got stuck on your elements in the boil?
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prolix

Post by prolix » Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:28 am

what ingredients /schedule did you use?
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retourrbx

Post by retourrbx » Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:54 pm

it was from my local - BATEMANS SALEM PORTER...
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Post by johnmac » Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:12 pm

Are you familiar with diacetyl?
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