RyanN
Well-Known Member
So, for my first kit I brewed a brewers best IPA kit, here are the ingredients from a 2006 post.....I doubt they've changed?
one lb. Crystal malt 60L
1/2 lb. Victory
2 oz N. Brewer(bittering)
1oz Cascade(finish)
This stuff is BITTER, holy ****.....we're talking bitter, Hopslam is smooth compared to this. I'm very newb but I would call it something other than hop bitterness, it's something that sticks with your tongue. I'm pretty sure it's my water combined with my thinking that 5 gallon boil was better than 2.5...increasing IBU's.....but this is over the top bitter. My water tested at approximately 7.4 PH.....bad with extracts? I am able to De-ionize my water (saltwater reef) so totally pure water is pretty feasible. Any thoughts?
one lb. Crystal malt 60L
1/2 lb. Victory
2 oz N. Brewer(bittering)
1oz Cascade(finish)
This stuff is BITTER, holy ****.....we're talking bitter, Hopslam is smooth compared to this. I'm very newb but I would call it something other than hop bitterness, it's something that sticks with your tongue. I'm pretty sure it's my water combined with my thinking that 5 gallon boil was better than 2.5...increasing IBU's.....but this is over the top bitter. My water tested at approximately 7.4 PH.....bad with extracts? I am able to De-ionize my water (saltwater reef) so totally pure water is pretty feasible. Any thoughts?