jigidyjim
Well-Known Member
Just bottled my brown sugar molasses porter today... it has a really bitter aftertaste. I'm hoping that bottle conditioning will mellow that out, we'll see.
The recipe is based on the one in Homebrew Recipe Guide but i wanted to make it organic so I can possibly enter it in a competition. That means I had to sub in organic hops, and I wasn't sure I did the right thing there.
I'm curious if anyone can point out what made it so bitter.
6 lbs Organic Malt Extract (described as "amber/light"). 3 lbs at 60 min, 3 lbs at 15 min.
1 lb 15L crystal steeped
1/2 lb steeped chocolate malt
1/3 lb steeped black malt
2 c brown sugar
1/2 c blackstrap molasses
1 tsp gypsom
1/2 tsp irism moss
1 oz hallertaur traidition @ 60 min
1/2 oz new zealand cascade @ flame out, steeped 15 min
Thanks!
The recipe is based on the one in Homebrew Recipe Guide but i wanted to make it organic so I can possibly enter it in a competition. That means I had to sub in organic hops, and I wasn't sure I did the right thing there.
I'm curious if anyone can point out what made it so bitter.
6 lbs Organic Malt Extract (described as "amber/light"). 3 lbs at 60 min, 3 lbs at 15 min.
1 lb 15L crystal steeped
1/2 lb steeped chocolate malt
1/3 lb steeped black malt
2 c brown sugar
1/2 c blackstrap molasses
1 tsp gypsom
1/2 tsp irism moss
1 oz hallertaur traidition @ 60 min
1/2 oz new zealand cascade @ flame out, steeped 15 min
Thanks!