arringtonbp
Well-Known Member
Does priming sugar change the bitterness of the beer?
I have a 5 gallon batch of irish red ale from northern brewer that has just spent 4 weeks in primary. I took a hydrometer reading, and it's at 1.010. I tasted the beer from the hydrometer reading. It was pretty nice tasting up front, followed by a very strong bitterness. There's only 2 ounces of hops in the beer, and I added them according to the hop schedule. I also steeped the specialty grains until the water in my brew pot reached 170 F. Will this bitterness go away? What could have caused it?
I have a 5 gallon batch of irish red ale from northern brewer that has just spent 4 weeks in primary. I took a hydrometer reading, and it's at 1.010. I tasted the beer from the hydrometer reading. It was pretty nice tasting up front, followed by a very strong bitterness. There's only 2 ounces of hops in the beer, and I added them according to the hop schedule. I also steeped the specialty grains until the water in my brew pot reached 170 F. Will this bitterness go away? What could have caused it?