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Well, a week ago I bottled most of it. I decided to throw one in the fridge two hours ago and just popped it. Carbonation is good, as is the head retention. Hop aroma is good. Mouth feel is good. Unfortunately, the fusel taste (again, I'm assuming that's what it is) is still there...

I pitched one pack dry. My LHBS (and several online resources) told me that re-hydration was not necessary. I have read about the process and can totally do that next time. Could that have caused this? The rubbing alcohol taste is so strong that it overpowers any other flavor in the beer...

Thanks. I'd let it sit but I'm reading that fusel taste doesn't really go away, and I'd rather just dump it and start from scratch. Maybe I'll carb half of it so as to not use all my bottles.

First time homebrewer. Picked a Black IPA recipe I thought sounded good. I'm two weeks in (dry hopped after one week) and the beer has a very strong and sharp alcohol taste that overpowers it (I assume this is fusel alcohol). I'm using the Williams kit, converted 10 gallon cooler and a 6.5...