harrymanback92
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O I bottled my first batch 8 days ago. I bottled it all in 22s with a couple of 12 ounce bottles to use to check the beers progression. I cracked one after 8 days and the carbonation is pretty good. It's an American pale ale, brewed from an extract kit. It's totally drinkable and I don't notice any unpleasant off flavors;I just don't pick up any hop. I used 1 ounce magnum pellets at the 60 minute mark, 1 ounce of vanguard at 45, and 1 ounce of cascade at burnout. Can this lack if hop be attributed to green beer? Will further conditioning help? I understood that hops are ment to be consumed fresh, so won't the hop flavor start to dwindle as it conditions? I'm a newb so I haven't really experienced "green beer", I know patience will probably make everything right, but I was hoping someone could explain what's going on. Cheers!