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Bottled. I didn't really take any new/extra steps to minimize oxidation. I left the beer in primary (dry hopped in primary) until transfer to the bottling bucket. Obviously minimized splashing during racking from fermenter to bottling bucket.

I want to provide some follow-up in case anyone is interested. I brewed basically the same recipe using distilled water and mineral additions based on Bru'n water recommendations and it turned out much better without evidence of the "off flavor" my first attempt had. Thank you for the help...

It was darker than expected in the first bottle I tried but it does seem to be getting even darker. I don't really know how it would have become oxidized, I did open the bucket to add the dry hops but that was it. I dry hopped in primary, the only transfer was to bottling bucket. I guess it is...

Any further thoughts on the beer turning out much darker than expected? I'm thinking this is a water issue, I'm going to make essentially the same beer with 100% distilled water with mineral additions based on Bru'n water recommendations and I hope it will turn out better. Sent from my iPhone...

The beer has been in bottles for a month and the flavor is not changing. I'm also realizing that this beer is much darker than I expected, perhaps even getting darker as time goes on. Should the dark color clue me in to a particular part of my process that should be addressed? Sent from my...

Thank you for the information! I wasn't sure that building good water from distilled would only require small additions of gypsum, epsom salt, and calcium chloride. If I were to try to use the pale ale profile I would need to add more of these minerals and will likely need to add something...

Hi everyone, I'm going to try to build my brewing water from distilled water for the first time in order to try to improve the flavor of my homebrews. I've used Bru'n Water to set this up, since I'm making an IPA I chose the yellow bitter profile. Based on my grain bill, it looks like I could...

Thanks for the replies everyone! I've got some nice ideas for steps to try to improve my IPA's in the future. I'm actually starting to wonder if maybe I don't like simcoe hops... The most notable examples of this strange flavor have come when large quantities of simcoe were used. I haven't...

Yeah I think I'm going to try a shorter dry hop time. Also, is it a problem if large amounts of hop debris from the boil end up in my fermenter? If so, what type of flavor might that lead to? Grassy like prolonged dry hopping?

That's a good idea, I think I'll give it a shot. And thanks for the flavor guide duboman

Thank you, at least your response makes me feel like I'm not nuts.

I know I'm not being very helpful with my descriptions because it is difficult for me to do but I'm hoping that someone has had a similar issue or has some potentially helpful insight for me. To me, an "off flavor" is something that I did not intend to be in the finished product. If that is...

Yeah that's what I've heard. The problem I am having is I am a moron when it comes to detecting and describing the flavors in my beers. Maybe it is grassy, I don't know, I've never tasted grass, haha. All I know is I was going for a dry beer with lots of hop flavor and aroma and now the thing...

In past examples of this beer with this flavor it has not faded with time. I'm holding out hope that this time it will. I'm pretty sure it's not just the alcohol because like you said it seemed to taste good before the dry hop. I'm drinking one right now and while not undrinkable there is...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some assistance in identifying the source of an off flavor I have in some of my homebrews. I can't determine the best way to describe this flavor either unfortunately but there is also an "off" aroma associated with it. The best descriptor I can think of is to call...

I mashed at 150, went from 1.072 to 1.006. Added the second set of dry hops today, going in bottles on Saturday. Very excited, smells and tastes awesome! Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I don't think that this beer was designed with balance in mind. The goal was likely to deliver in your face hop aroma and flavor, let that all shine through, and don't let anything get in the way. I personally think they did a great job of that. It's nice to drink a hop bomb or 2, or 3, and not...

Isn't there some sugar added to the recipe or is it really all extract? If it's all extract I agree that 1.010 seems unlikely. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

This kit will have no more issues with hop utilization and darkening than with any other extract recipe out there. If you have the equipment to do a full boil, do it, even if the directions don't specifically call for it. Similarly, add most of your extract late, even if the recipe doesn't...

Are your keg hops in a bag? If so, is it possible that the bag of hops is stuck near the inlet to the beer outflow line? I imagine that if this happened and the beer was being sucked through the hops on the way to your glass it would taste very bitter.