joenearboston
Active Member
Wanted to share my brewing disaster to see if anyone else has had a similar experience.
I made a great IPA with Simcoe, but ruined it with too much Citra.
1 oz Chinook @ 60 min
1.5 oz Simcoe @ 20 min
2 oz Simcoe @ 0 min, whirlpool with heat off for 30 minutes
So far so good. Very hoppy and piney as one would expect with Simcoe.
But I wasn't satisfied...wanting to amaze my hop head friends...I dry hopped with Citra at 1 oz / gallon for 24 hours with agitation at 65F.
24 hours later the beer tasted like pineapple / mango juice - and not in a good way. It didn't even taste like beer anymore. My beer tasted like breakfast fruit juice. I've had a Heady Topper and Hill Farmstead beer before...those are amazing...mine wasn't.
I made a great IPA with Simcoe, but ruined it with too much Citra.
1 oz Chinook @ 60 min
1.5 oz Simcoe @ 20 min
2 oz Simcoe @ 0 min, whirlpool with heat off for 30 minutes
So far so good. Very hoppy and piney as one would expect with Simcoe.
But I wasn't satisfied...wanting to amaze my hop head friends...I dry hopped with Citra at 1 oz / gallon for 24 hours with agitation at 65F.
24 hours later the beer tasted like pineapple / mango juice - and not in a good way. It didn't even taste like beer anymore. My beer tasted like breakfast fruit juice. I've had a Heady Topper and Hill Farmstead beer before...those are amazing...mine wasn't.