Hi all.
I have brewed my 2 first AG beers a couple months ago.
The first one I did was In December 2010. It was Sierra Nevada clone (called Nierra Sevada - I believe I found the recipe in these forums). It is an American Pale Ale, which had 32.5 IBU in the end.
The brewing seem to have been going just fine - my efficiency was right on 75%, the color was great, the foam was superb...but I find it was way too bitter to my taste.
Here is the updated recipe (after I adjusted the alpha % for the hops).
Can someone tell me how I could keep the same taste, but bring down the bitterness to about 20 IBU?
Nierra Sevada - 5.5 gal
Amount Item Type % or IBU
8,25 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2,0 SRM) Grain 88,24 %
0,55 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2,0 SRM) Grain 5,88 %
0,55 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60,0 SRM) Grain 5,88 %
0,99 oz Pearle [7,20 %] (70 min) Hops 25,3 IBU
0,99 oz Cascade [4,60 %] (10 min) Hops 5,7 IBU
0,49 oz Cascade [4,60 %] (5 min) Hops 1,6 IBU
1,10 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15,0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
I am just emptying my keg and really like the taste, appart from the bitterness. I presumed that the bitterness would go after a while, but it did not. Of course, after a couple pints, the bitterness is gone...
The second I brewed was the Righteous Red Ale that a friend found for me.
I don't like this one as much as the other, and that one is also way too bitter to my taste, with about 30 IBU. I don't think I will do this one again - was not exactly what I expected.
Thanks for the help!
I have brewed my 2 first AG beers a couple months ago.
The first one I did was In December 2010. It was Sierra Nevada clone (called Nierra Sevada - I believe I found the recipe in these forums). It is an American Pale Ale, which had 32.5 IBU in the end.
The brewing seem to have been going just fine - my efficiency was right on 75%, the color was great, the foam was superb...but I find it was way too bitter to my taste.
Here is the updated recipe (after I adjusted the alpha % for the hops).
Can someone tell me how I could keep the same taste, but bring down the bitterness to about 20 IBU?
Nierra Sevada - 5.5 gal
Amount Item Type % or IBU
8,25 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2,0 SRM) Grain 88,24 %
0,55 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2,0 SRM) Grain 5,88 %
0,55 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60,0 SRM) Grain 5,88 %
0,99 oz Pearle [7,20 %] (70 min) Hops 25,3 IBU
0,99 oz Cascade [4,60 %] (10 min) Hops 5,7 IBU
0,49 oz Cascade [4,60 %] (5 min) Hops 1,6 IBU
1,10 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15,0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
I am just emptying my keg and really like the taste, appart from the bitterness. I presumed that the bitterness would go after a while, but it did not. Of course, after a couple pints, the bitterness is gone...
The second I brewed was the Righteous Red Ale that a friend found for me.
I don't like this one as much as the other, and that one is also way too bitter to my taste, with about 30 IBU. I don't think I will do this one again - was not exactly what I expected.
Thanks for the help!