TheTower
Well-Known Member
I've noticed a trend in my last couple brews....the wort sample tastes really bitter. When I put together the recipe for my IIPA, I purposely limited the bittering hops because I don't like bitter very much, and the wort tasting had me a little scared because of how bitter it was. I tasted it when I moved it to secondary, and the bitterness was mostly gone, it was just a hop-punch to the face...delicious. And I just brewed a porter tonight and that wort was also surprisingly bitter. I got the roasty, chocolaty malt flavors before and after the bitter, but still....
Does anyone else notice their wort is surprisingly bitter? Is there a reason for this? I would think it should taste sweet because of all the unfermented sugars, but apparently not.
Does anyone else notice their wort is surprisingly bitter? Is there a reason for this? I would think it should taste sweet because of all the unfermented sugars, but apparently not.