ColoradoHomebrew
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I am trying to determine what is causing a slight wood like bite on my last three batches. I've determined my last three batches all have Northern Brewer Hops in common about .75-1 OZ boiling in 5 gallon batches. I started my hobby in March and have done 20 batches. I bought all of my hops in bulk back in April and stored them in containers in the garage. The garage was quite warm in July and these brews were made in August. I've since learned it is best to store in the freezer and have moved my hops their.
I've heard a lot of people say this is oxedation. The problem is that the flavor is very prominent at 2 weeks, but at 4 weeks in the bottle, it is gone and the beers turn into very good beers. My process has not changed as far as bottling/racking so I doubt the oxedation. I have 3 more pounds of new hops in the freezer so I am not afraid to throw out the older stuff that probably hit 100F in the Garage.
Any thoughts?
I've heard a lot of people say this is oxedation. The problem is that the flavor is very prominent at 2 weeks, but at 4 weeks in the bottle, it is gone and the beers turn into very good beers. My process has not changed as far as bottling/racking so I doubt the oxedation. I have 3 more pounds of new hops in the freezer so I am not afraid to throw out the older stuff that probably hit 100F in the Garage.
Any thoughts?