morganamps
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Ok I know I screwed up and have moved on to batches 2-3 with 4th to be started later this week.
My wife said I needed a new hobby and bought me a home brew kit with a couple of extract kits, one for a belgian wit and the other was an american red ale.
I started with the Belgian.
Followed the instructions to the letter......
steeped my grains at 155 for 30 in 2.5gal
Added another 3 gal water brought to a boil
Added malt boil for an hour
Add first hops - boil for an hour
Add second hops - boil for 30 min
add 3 hops - boil for 15
add corriander boil for 15
add orange peel boil for 15........
yeah...... I know I know now 1 hour TOTAL
OG was 1.088
FG is 1.012
here it was in the carboy, I showed this to my LHBS and they were a little shocked and asked me right away how long I boiled it for.
I bottled and have had it sitting for about a 2 months. At first taste it was soooo bitter that I thought about tossing it but a couple days ago I sampled it again and thought that it was a bit smoother until the after taste hit like a freight train, kinda like hiding burnt toast under marmalade.
Question I have is will that taste subside? It's not really fun to drink. I have been sharing it with guys that come by the shop and telling them how proud I am at the way it turned out. Just to see their reactions when the bitterness knocks them out and they try to smile through it not to hurt my feelings. ( I eventually let them off the hook and give them a drinkable beer)
If it isn't going to get any better I plan on saving it as christmas gifts to my inlaws.
My wife said I needed a new hobby and bought me a home brew kit with a couple of extract kits, one for a belgian wit and the other was an american red ale.
I started with the Belgian.
Followed the instructions to the letter......
steeped my grains at 155 for 30 in 2.5gal
Added another 3 gal water brought to a boil
Added malt boil for an hour
Add first hops - boil for an hour
Add second hops - boil for 30 min
add 3 hops - boil for 15
add corriander boil for 15
add orange peel boil for 15........
yeah...... I know I know now 1 hour TOTAL
OG was 1.088
FG is 1.012
here it was in the carboy, I showed this to my LHBS and they were a little shocked and asked me right away how long I boiled it for.
I bottled and have had it sitting for about a 2 months. At first taste it was soooo bitter that I thought about tossing it but a couple days ago I sampled it again and thought that it was a bit smoother until the after taste hit like a freight train, kinda like hiding burnt toast under marmalade.
Question I have is will that taste subside? It's not really fun to drink. I have been sharing it with guys that come by the shop and telling them how proud I am at the way it turned out. Just to see their reactions when the bitterness knocks them out and they try to smile through it not to hurt my feelings. ( I eventually let them off the hook and give them a drinkable beer)
If it isn't going to get any better I plan on saving it as christmas gifts to my inlaws.