chase
Well-Known Member
I just bottled my first IPA. It was NB's Three Hearted Ale extract kit. Here are the ingredients:
Specialty Grains
* 1 lbs. Briess Caramel 40
Fermentables
* 9.15 lbs. Gold Malt Syrup
Boil Additions
* 1 oz. Centennial (60 min)
* 1 oz. Centennial (20 min)
* 2 oz. Centennial (5 min)
Special Ingredients
* 1 oz. Centennial Hops (dry hop)
Yeast
* Wyeast #1084 Irish Ale Yeast.
OG 1.064
FG 1.020
I bottled it on Dec. 19. I opened one today to see if it was carbonated. It was, but it was really harsh. The bitter was really bitter and the sweet was really sweet. I know I didn't get the percent attenuation I'm supposed to get with the yeast, but I wouldn't think that that would be the problem. It had a wonderful creamy head.
I've heard many times that IPAs are best when you let them age, but I had no idea it would taste like that when it was green. Wowzer! It tasted like I had just bitten into a Tylenol! Can I expect this to mellow?
Specialty Grains
* 1 lbs. Briess Caramel 40
Fermentables
* 9.15 lbs. Gold Malt Syrup
Boil Additions
* 1 oz. Centennial (60 min)
* 1 oz. Centennial (20 min)
* 2 oz. Centennial (5 min)
Special Ingredients
* 1 oz. Centennial Hops (dry hop)
Yeast
* Wyeast #1084 Irish Ale Yeast.
OG 1.064
FG 1.020
I bottled it on Dec. 19. I opened one today to see if it was carbonated. It was, but it was really harsh. The bitter was really bitter and the sweet was really sweet. I know I didn't get the percent attenuation I'm supposed to get with the yeast, but I wouldn't think that that would be the problem. It had a wonderful creamy head.
I've heard many times that IPAs are best when you let them age, but I had no idea it would taste like that when it was green. Wowzer! It tasted like I had just bitten into a Tylenol! Can I expect this to mellow?