First brew tastes bitter

[TurtleMane69]

Hey all,

Just bottled my first home brew (brewers best Double IPA) and it tasted kind of bitter when bottling it. It was in primary for around 10 days then 2 weeks in carboy. It didn't look or smell bad but I know there were a few things I could have done better with experience during the whole process. Is this beer bad or does it just taste bitter when it's not carbonated

 

[stpug]

Well that recipe/kit aims for 100+ IBUs. It better taste bitter or else you did something wrong!

 

[TurtleMane69]

True haha. I guess I mean more sour

 

[pablosbrewing]

Hey all,

Just bottled my first home brew (brewers best Double IPA) and it tasted kind of bitter when bottling it. It was in primary for around 10 days then 2 weeks in carboy. It didn't look or smell bad but I know there were a few things I could have done better with experience during the whole process. Is this beer bad or does it just taste bitter when it's not carbonated

Bitterness does taste different after carbonation. Less astringent is how I would try to describe it.

 

[dasjules]

Bitterness does taste different after carbonation. Less astringent is how I would try to describe it.

Agreed, when i first bottle an IPA I did get bit of a sour bitter taste that seem old to me as well however after being carbonated that odd taste went away. I actually ending up having a stong hoppy taste and it was just a regular IPA.