Holycrepe
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We brewed a Honeybee Ale kit from Midwest on May 2, bottled on May 14, which looking back, was probably a bit early.
The sample bottles we drank along the way always seemed to be a bit bitter and hard to drink, we put that as to being the honey in the beer that needs time in the bottle from what we read.
Last weekend when we brought a couple over to share with some friends along with other beers we have made, this one was carbed like champagne, a crazy amount of bubbles coming out of the beer as it sits in the glass. and that exact same bite of drinking a cheap Brut champagne as you drink it.
We opened and recapped all the bottles this week hoping that would aleviate the issue earlier this week, and when we brought a few more to another event last night, they still have this issue, not quite as severe, but still not an enjoyable beer.
We only had them uncapped for a couple of minutes, should we of waited longer? is there anything else we can do to lower the carb levels?
I do want to add, that the Cream Ale, Cream Stout, Porter and Pale Ale that we also brought along were all well liked by everyone that likes those types of beers. So we are very happy with our new obsessive hobby!
The sample bottles we drank along the way always seemed to be a bit bitter and hard to drink, we put that as to being the honey in the beer that needs time in the bottle from what we read.
Last weekend when we brought a couple over to share with some friends along with other beers we have made, this one was carbed like champagne, a crazy amount of bubbles coming out of the beer as it sits in the glass. and that exact same bite of drinking a cheap Brut champagne as you drink it.
We opened and recapped all the bottles this week hoping that would aleviate the issue earlier this week, and when we brought a few more to another event last night, they still have this issue, not quite as severe, but still not an enjoyable beer.
We only had them uncapped for a couple of minutes, should we of waited longer? is there anything else we can do to lower the carb levels?
I do want to add, that the Cream Ale, Cream Stout, Porter and Pale Ale that we also brought along were all well liked by everyone that likes those types of beers. So we are very happy with our new obsessive hobby!