caseymclain
Member
I just opened my first bottle of my first beer, and it is highly unbalanced. I used a recipe from the top of the LHBS guy's head, and he likes bitter beers, while I like really aromatic hoppy beers. He tried to help me out, but it ended up being really bitter.
I boiled 1 oz warrior hops for 60 min and 1 oz cascade hops for 20 minutes. I had a few issues that may have caused off flavor (a little burnt malt, some siphoning problems transferring into secondary). It is sweet and only bitter, with no hop flavor or finish.
I got cocky and brewed a second batch while this one was fermenting (and bought a second carboy), and now I have a beer fermenting with a different hop configuration (60 1 oz centennial, 15 1 oz centennial). I have a feeling I've underhopped this one too.
I went and bought 2 more oz of centennials, 1 oz of fuggles, and 1 oz of magnum with the idea of making another batch, but with the option to dry hop the second batch if necessary.
I guess my questions are: Have I underhopped again? (I like hoppy beers)
Is 2 weeks in too late to dry hop?
What aspect of a beer's taste does dryhopping influence?
Do I just put the hops in the secondary then transfer? Or transfer then put the hops in?
I boiled 1 oz warrior hops for 60 min and 1 oz cascade hops for 20 minutes. I had a few issues that may have caused off flavor (a little burnt malt, some siphoning problems transferring into secondary). It is sweet and only bitter, with no hop flavor or finish.
I got cocky and brewed a second batch while this one was fermenting (and bought a second carboy), and now I have a beer fermenting with a different hop configuration (60 1 oz centennial, 15 1 oz centennial). I have a feeling I've underhopped this one too.
I went and bought 2 more oz of centennials, 1 oz of fuggles, and 1 oz of magnum with the idea of making another batch, but with the option to dry hop the second batch if necessary.
I guess my questions are: Have I underhopped again? (I like hoppy beers)
Is 2 weeks in too late to dry hop?
What aspect of a beer's taste does dryhopping influence?
Do I just put the hops in the secondary then transfer? Or transfer then put the hops in?