Does it seem reasonable that I wouldn't get a pretty decent hops kick out of this recipe? The beer was only brewed on Sept 12, so still very young and green tasting, but I was expecting some hops. I got very little!
This is kegged and I've bottled in the past, so never tasted a beer this young with carbonation. Is it normal for hops assertiveness to increase with a little age? I hope so, but it doesn't seem right.
Type: All Grain
Date: 9/12/2008
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Brewer: Almaden Valley Brewery
Boil Size: 7.00 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (7.5 gal) and Cooler (50 qt)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 62.40
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
11 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 78.57 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 10.71 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 7.14 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3.57 %
1.00 oz Chinook [11.90 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 43.5 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [9.10 %] (25 min) Hops 10.5 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [8.80 %] (20 min) Hops 8.9 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [7.00 %] (15 min) Hops 5.8 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [7.00 %] (10 min) Hops 4.2 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [7.00 %] (5 min) Hops 2.3 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [7.00 %] (1 min) Hops 0.5 IBU
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
4.00 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Safale (Fermentis #US-56) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.063 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.063 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.018 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.015 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.86 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.27 %
Bitterness: 75.6 IBU Calories: 283 cal/pint
Est Color: 7.1 SRM Color: Color
This is kegged and I've bottled in the past, so never tasted a beer this young with carbonation. Is it normal for hops assertiveness to increase with a little age? I hope so, but it doesn't seem right.
Type: All Grain
Date: 9/12/2008
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Brewer: Almaden Valley Brewery
Boil Size: 7.00 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (7.5 gal) and Cooler (50 qt)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 62.40
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
11 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 78.57 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 10.71 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 7.14 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3.57 %
1.00 oz Chinook [11.90 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 43.5 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [9.10 %] (25 min) Hops 10.5 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [8.80 %] (20 min) Hops 8.9 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [7.00 %] (15 min) Hops 5.8 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [7.00 %] (10 min) Hops 4.2 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [7.00 %] (5 min) Hops 2.3 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [7.00 %] (1 min) Hops 0.5 IBU
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
4.00 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Safale (Fermentis #US-56) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.063 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.063 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.018 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.015 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.86 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.27 %
Bitterness: 75.6 IBU Calories: 283 cal/pint
Est Color: 7.1 SRM Color: Color