duskb
Well-Known Member
So I brewed up a batch of a pale ale I like...lots of cascade (yummy). Anyways the store was out of pellets so I got hop leaves. Never used them before. As I was pouring the wort through the strainer into the fermenter I thought "no harm in running my top off water through the strainer to get a more hoppy flavor". Well it looks like I got what I wanted....this stuff is SOOOOO fricking bitter its unbelieveable, it tastes lke soap. I'm almost afraid it'll end up undrinkable. Lets assume before I keg this stuff its off the chart in bitterness (since I filtered all my water though the hops)....any ideas on how to rebalance it or am I stuck with really bitter beer?