Digging through my basement fridge I found some leftover hops. I often make small batches so I frequently only use parts of a 1oz bag. They were resealed but all were at least 3 months old. Rather than trash them I had a "eh what the hell" moment and decided to throw them in a quick IPA. Cascade, Columbus, lemon drop . I just boiled up a gallon of wort with some light DME, didn't even bother with any grains, threw in the hops on a typical schedule. 1/2 pack of us05 and let's see what happens.
I just opened my first bottle yesterday and it was actually kind of good. Like surprisingly good. Now I'm not claiming it would win a medal or anything, But it's pretty nice when compared to how little effort went in to it.
Just wanted to share, because if you have some leftover hops, you can make a totally serviceable beer using some extract for a quick and dirty IPA.
On a side note it's the first time I've used DME to make beer. I keep it around to make some starters. Pleasantly surprised how good it tasted and how easy is to work with.
I just opened my first bottle yesterday and it was actually kind of good. Like surprisingly good. Now I'm not claiming it would win a medal or anything, But it's pretty nice when compared to how little effort went in to it.
Just wanted to share, because if you have some leftover hops, you can make a totally serviceable beer using some extract for a quick and dirty IPA.
On a side note it's the first time I've used DME to make beer. I keep it around to make some starters. Pleasantly surprised how good it tasted and how easy is to work with.
