Got a IIPA in the bottles right now, tried one yesterday, and it was nearly undrinkable. Followed the instructions very close, but this has WAAYYY too much hop in it. Too much bitterness, too much smell, not balanced at all. I have had some of the west coast stuff, really like that, but this is over the top. Funny thing is before bottling, it actually tasted not that bad, but after 3 weeks in the bottle, it has gone off. Maybe a bad bottle, and it was very undercarbed, so I am going to give it a couple more weeks, and I have added a couple of grains of yeast to each bottle, but I don't think this will help, as it is a 10.9ABV and the yeast will probably just die.
On to the question, what is the best way to blend. Do I mix two batches at bottling, or blend during fermentation, or after fermentation in a secondary? Help please, as I really don't want to dump 3 gallons, but the first stuff is not far off terpentine.
On to the question, what is the best way to blend. Do I mix two batches at bottling, or blend during fermentation, or after fermentation in a secondary? Help please, as I really don't want to dump 3 gallons, but the first stuff is not far off terpentine.