1st beer ever.
Hop Head x2 IPA (from MidWest)
I thought my brewing process went well. I should have taken notes.
I thought I sanitized everything (i'm OCD with this type of stuff). used all spring water from the store.
Beer doesn't even taste hoppy and has a very strong taste and really bad after taste right away. Alcohol taste strong as well - final reading was 1.020. Doesn't taste cidery or sour... just weird after taste and nothing like a x2 IPA really. swishing around in mouth isn't bad, just swallowing is (quick after taste) I wish i could explain better.
4 things I can think of.
*The LME was sitting out for a couple days by the sunlit window - also this was purchased through Amazon -- maybe it was old.
*When I boiled for 60 mins, the sticker/label on the LME container came off (unnoticed) when adding the LME to the kettle before the boil. It might have been in the wort for more than 5 mins at 180+ degrees... Small amount of ink/glue maybe? idk
*I tried to keep the temp around 63 degrees in the party tub recycling blue ice coolers but it might have gotten above 70 a few time while i was at work.
*All the bottles I used a ran through the dish washer over 4 times using the sanitized feature (no soap) maybe something to do with the water?
I followed the instructions other than the part where it says to age in the carboy for 10 weeks. I made a thread about that and got answers that i don't really need to age for 10 weeks in a secondary.
I did 2 weeks primary and 1.5 secondary dry hopped.
9.3lbs Gold (light) LME
4oz Aromatic (for steeping 30min 155-F)
12oz Caramel 60L (for steeping 30min 155-F)
8oz Victory (for steeping 30min 155-F)
1oz chinook (60min)
0.5oz cascade (45min)
0.5oz centennial (30min)
0.5oz cascade (20min)
0.5oz centennial (10min)
1oz crystal (5min)
dryhop 2oz whole leaf (probably cascade)
Not sure what the yeast was but it was dried. It started fermenting in 12 hours and was very active for 3 days.
Any thoughts? It's been bottled for 4 weeks now and still not good.
Hop Head x2 IPA (from MidWest)
I thought my brewing process went well. I should have taken notes.
I thought I sanitized everything (i'm OCD with this type of stuff). used all spring water from the store.
Beer doesn't even taste hoppy and has a very strong taste and really bad after taste right away. Alcohol taste strong as well - final reading was 1.020. Doesn't taste cidery or sour... just weird after taste and nothing like a x2 IPA really. swishing around in mouth isn't bad, just swallowing is (quick after taste) I wish i could explain better.
4 things I can think of.
*The LME was sitting out for a couple days by the sunlit window - also this was purchased through Amazon -- maybe it was old.
*When I boiled for 60 mins, the sticker/label on the LME container came off (unnoticed) when adding the LME to the kettle before the boil. It might have been in the wort for more than 5 mins at 180+ degrees... Small amount of ink/glue maybe? idk
*I tried to keep the temp around 63 degrees in the party tub recycling blue ice coolers but it might have gotten above 70 a few time while i was at work.
*All the bottles I used a ran through the dish washer over 4 times using the sanitized feature (no soap) maybe something to do with the water?
I followed the instructions other than the part where it says to age in the carboy for 10 weeks. I made a thread about that and got answers that i don't really need to age for 10 weeks in a secondary.
I did 2 weeks primary and 1.5 secondary dry hopped.
9.3lbs Gold (light) LME
4oz Aromatic (for steeping 30min 155-F)
12oz Caramel 60L (for steeping 30min 155-F)
8oz Victory (for steeping 30min 155-F)
1oz chinook (60min)
0.5oz cascade (45min)
0.5oz centennial (30min)
0.5oz cascade (20min)
0.5oz centennial (10min)
1oz crystal (5min)
dryhop 2oz whole leaf (probably cascade)
Not sure what the yeast was but it was dried. It started fermenting in 12 hours and was very active for 3 days.
Any thoughts? It's been bottled for 4 weeks now and still not good.