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OK so i tried another bottle a week later and it's not so bitter now. Maybe just needed some time to settle down. Has a nice head and is crystal clear but I would still like to raise the abv 1 - 2% maybe without drying it out next batch.

Alright so I will increase the extract this time and see what effect it will have. The original recipe called for 17 AAU's. Depending on what I use to calculate the IBU's I get something totally different. Beersmith says 44 IBU's. Other calculation tools say almost 70 IBU's. I guess I don't...

I bottled my first extract brew 2 weeks ago and am ready to start my next batch. This is the info for the first: American Pale Ale 4 lbs - Pale LME 2 lbs - Amber DME 1 oz - Nelson Sauvin @ 12.5% alpha - 60 min .75 oz - Cascade @ 7.2% alpha - 15 min Total: 43.2 IBU's OG: 1.045...