I am a second round brewer and my AHS Oktoberfest/Marzen is currently bottle conditioning. It has been in the bottles for 19 days now. As any good home brewer would I cheated today and gave one a try.
When I tried it, I was quite disappointed. I was expecting something similar to the Paulaner Oktoberfest, but what I got was something close to the taste of the Oktoberfest, with the hop profile of an IPA. Will this settle down with time, or is it how it will be?
After tasting the abundance of hop taste, I remembered the one screw up I had while brewing. I was supposed to add a half oz of hops at 45 minutes and the other half at 55 minutes. I accidentally added most of the ounce at 45. Does this explain the extra hop taste?
When I tried it, I was quite disappointed. I was expecting something similar to the Paulaner Oktoberfest, but what I got was something close to the taste of the Oktoberfest, with the hop profile of an IPA. Will this settle down with time, or is it how it will be?
After tasting the abundance of hop taste, I remembered the one screw up I had while brewing. I was supposed to add a half oz of hops at 45 minutes and the other half at 55 minutes. I accidentally added most of the ounce at 45. Does this explain the extra hop taste?