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Old 10-21-2008, 09:17 PM   #1
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I made a double IPA a month ago-I was short about 2 lbs. of light malt. I have a really strong hoppy crappy beer.

I could A) Get my friends half drunk on the good stuff and feed them this.
B) Use it for Brats.
C) Hopefully my HBT brewmeisters can give me some ideas.


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Post the recipe. It may be salvageable. Hop bitterness and aroma mellow with age. Or brew another batch and use it for blending.
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that brats idea is not hafe bad if you do make brats now and then

i want to just need to get the skin for my meat grinder
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Post the recipe. It may be salvageable. Hop bitterness and aroma mellow with age. Or brew another batch and use it for blending.
Not a bad idea using it for blending. I could make a half batch of IPA and use this to hop it up. You have given me some great ideas !!
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Old 10-21-2008, 09:29 PM   #5
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Worst case I suppose you could, very carefully, try back sweetening to balance the hops. I'd try with dextrose first and then experiment with other sugars until I found one I liked that complimented the beer without destroying the body.

Just a thought.


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