Hi:
The IPA I made with Cascade and Mauribrew had the same unfortunate bitter/astringent taste....so yes, I trully believe it is the Cascade and nothing else. It has been a year since I have been struggling with that problem! just unbelievable. I only brew once a month so it takes a while for...
Bonde:
I am with you on the frustration.
I have found that in my IPAs-gone-bad I always had cascade (4 to 6 ounces during boil for a 5 gallon batch) and the extreme bitterness/harshness/astringency taste was even more pronounced when I was dry hopping even with just one ounce of cascades. So I...