BigKahuna

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Brudda Man...I'm affraid we've been duped. I'm glad to hear it's not just me....and I'm sure you are too.

Not a bad Technique...just a bad Kit!

Maybe we should ask for another!

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ButchTN

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Sure sounds that way. So is there any hope for this one or is it a dumper?

BigKahuna

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I shudder to put this in print, but I've been mixing it with V8 in the morning for Breakfast.

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ButchTN

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LOL...I'm game for that! I sure hate to waste it.

ArcaneXor

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Forget about it for six months and try it again. If it's still too bitter, give it another six. It should mellow over time.

BTW, what places sell these kits? I see them mentioned frequently, but I have never come across one myself.

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Planned: Fat Man Porter, sLambic II, Brettennial Falcon IPA, Flanders Red, Orange Blossom Mead
Primary: Winexpert Riesling Ice Wine, sLambic I
Secondary: Flanders Red
Kegged:Black or Blue EyePA, Cherrywood-aged Crystal Stout,
2013 dump volume: ~2 gallons

BigKahuna

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Normally, I'd totally agree, but I dont' think you understand just how bitter this is. It would take another 10#'s of pale malt, and 4 oz of dry Hops to balance this beer.

I'm telling you it's bitter like War Heads are Sour.

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ButchTN

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Im game for letting it sit, but I'll have to disconnect it from the CO2. Will that be ok? Will it stay carbonated if disconnected? I don't have the set up yet to keep multiple tanks hooked up to the same CO2. I can prolly give it 6 months, but if I don't see a vast improvement I may toss it just due to lack of space.

My LHB shop has the kits. I just assumed they were pretty common because that's pretty much all they sell in kit form.

BigKahuna

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It's fine.
I just kick mine up about 15 psi...then take it out of the keezer and go to the basement.

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ArcaneXor

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Wow, now that is bitter. I suppose blending it with another, underhopped batch would be another option, but I personally wouldn't go through the trouble and the risk of ending up with 10 gallons of less-than-enjoyable beer.

If the OP doesn't need to use the keg for a while, I'd still say give aging a chance, but you may well be right that the bitterness will persist for longer than the cream ale's fairly delicate flavor profile.

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The Fiesty(sic) Goat Brewery est. 2007 & Clusterfuggle Experimental Ales est. 2009
Planned: Fat Man Porter, sLambic II, Brettennial Falcon IPA, Flanders Red, Orange Blossom Mead
Primary: Winexpert Riesling Ice Wine, sLambic I
Secondary: Flanders Red
Kegged:Black or Blue EyePA, Cherrywood-aged Crystal Stout,
2013 dump volume: ~2 gallons

ButchTN

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Ok, I've been sampling this every day since I first posted and I'll be damned if i don't think it's getting better. Although it could be a mixture of just plain drunkness, Skoal fine cut, and the dead brain cells the fermenting Apfelwein in my inclosed office is producing, but it still finishes very bitter. It has a very nice hoppy aroma though.